There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Kazakhstan by plane or train
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Fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SYD - ALA
20h 59m$515–917Fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SYD - CIT
21h 56m$337–870Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SYD - NQZ
23h 43m$666–968Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SYD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
27h 47m$511–876Fly to Oskemen Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane SYD - UKK
23h 10m$349–922Fly to Taraz Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane SYD - DMB
29h 57m$566–1,719
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Kazakhstan is to fly which costs $330 - $900 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 20h 59m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Sydney and Kazakhstan is 11440 km.
It takes approximately 20h 59m to get from Sydney to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
There are 3475+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kazakhstan?
Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Taraz Airport via Hong Kong, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
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