There are 5 ways to get from Turkestan to Talas by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, drive
best- Take the train from Turkestan to Arys-2train
- Take the train from Arys-2 to Shymkenttrain
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus stationbus П 9
- Drive from Taraz bus station to Talascar
9h 17m$19–212Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Turkestan to Taraztrain 056X / ...
- Drive from Taraz to Talascar
9h 53m$13–141Drive 428.9 km
- Drive from Turkestan to Talascar 428.9 km
6h 21m$32–47Train to Shymkent International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from Turkestan to Shymkenttrain
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane CIT - DMB
- Drive from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Talascar
12h 28m$134–481Fly from Turkistan, drive
- Fly from Turkistan (HSA) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane HSA - DMB
- Drive from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Talascar
11h$162–327
Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Taraz Airport (DMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkestan to Talas is to train and drive which costs $13 - $150 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Turkestan to Talas is to drive which takes 6h 21m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Turkestan and Talas is 482 km. The road distance is 428.9 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Turkestan to Talas, including transfers.
Talas is 1h ahead of Turkestan. It is currently 4:06 AM in Turkestan and 5:06 AM in Talas.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkestan to Talas is 429 km. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Turkestan to Talas.
There are nine+ hotels available in Talas.
What companies run services between Turkestan, Kazakhstan and Talas, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Turkestan to Talas. However, you can take the train to Arys-2, take the train to Shymkent, take the taxi to Shymkent Samal Bus Station, take the bus to Taraz bus station, then drive to Talas. Alternatively, you can take a train from Turkestan to Talas via Taraz in around 9h 53m.
Airlines
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Taraz Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Turkistan to Taraz Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Turkistan to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Turkistan to Taraz Airport via Aktyubinsk, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Train operators
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turkestan to Arys-2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $5–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $4–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
Train from Turkestan to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–14
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–12
Train from Turkestan to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turkestan to Arys-2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $11–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–4
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $20–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–4
Train from Turkestan to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $27–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–23
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–9
Train from Turkestan to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turkestan to Arys-2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–100
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $65–95
Train from Turkestan to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $90–130
Train from Turkestan to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Turkestan to Arys-2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Turkestan to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Turkestan to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Bus operators
- Phone
- +77252451241
- [email protected]
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
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