There are 7 ways to get from Xi'an to Shymkent by plane, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane XIY - CIT
8h 46m$215–610Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Xi'an to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Shymkenttrain
2d 5h$88–326Drive 4,150 km
- Drive from Xi'an to Shymkentcar 4,150 km
43h 17m$523–756Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane XIY - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
16h 32m$198–454Fly to Turkistan, taxi
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Turkistan (HSA)plane XIY - HSA
- Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Shymkenttaxi
14h 17m$233–732Fly to Taraz Airport, train
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane XIY - DMB
- Take the train from Taraz to Shymkenttrain
20h 50m$248–920Train, drive via Yinchuan
- Take the train from Xian North to Yinchuantrain
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Shymkenttrain
2d 9h$124–346
Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xi'an to Shymkent is to train and drive which costs $85 - $330 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Xi'an to Shymkent is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Xi'an and Shymkent is 3547 km. The road distance is 4150 km.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Xi'an to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 3h behind Xi'an. It is currently 3:05 PM in Xi'an and 12:05 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Xi'an to Shymkent is 4150 km. It takes approximately 43h 17m to drive from Xi'an to Shymkent.
There are 321+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Xi'an, China and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
SCAT flies from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Taraz Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Taraz Airport via Shymkent International Airport, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Taraz Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Turkistan via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Train operators
Train from Xi'an to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- 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)
- $16–21
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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)
- $7–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–10
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- 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)
- $16–21
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- 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)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $24–35
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $11–16
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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)
- $4–6
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- 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)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $24–35
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $11–16
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–170
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- 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
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–170
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Xian North to Yinchuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $40–44
- 1st Class Seat
- $65–75
- Business Class Seat
- $95–140
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–100
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Estimated price
- $20–25
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