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
22h 6m$337–870Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SYD - NQZ
25h 38m$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 27m$511–876Fly to Taraz Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane SYD - DMB
27h 27m$446–1,219Fly to Oskemen Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane SYD - UKK
31h$339–922
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 22h 6m.
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 3595+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kazakhstan?
Cathay Pacific, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Phuket, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Taraz Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Taraz Airport via Hong Kong, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Taraz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- 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
- 23h 30m
- 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 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- 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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