Flights from Shymkent to Astana – Direct & connecting routes
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CIT to NQZ – All flight route options from Shymkent, Kazakhstan to Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan. These routes are operated by 4 airlines. Fly non-stop with Syphax Airlines or SCAT Airlines, or choose from 2 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 1 hour and 40 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Shymkent to Astana flights
With over 89 flights every week and 4 different airlines you have a wide range of options. You can fly non-stop to Astana (NQZ) from Shymkent (CIT) with SCAT Airlines or Syphax Airlines or choose a connecting flight via Zhezkazgan (DZN) or Almaty (ALA) if it suits you better.
Shymkent to Astana with SCAT Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 5:00 am to 3:00 am. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Almaty.
With Qazaq Air
If you fly from Shymkent with Qazaq Air you will do a stopover in Zhezkazgan, DZN before reaching Astana. This flight trip will take 3 hours and 15 minutes and you can fly every Monday or Friday with departures at 11:50.
Distance & flight times: Shymkent to Nursultan Nazarbayev
The shortest flight time between CIT and NQZ is 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 1h 45m | - | 608 miles (978 km) |
DZN Zhezkazgan | 3h 15m | 40m | 665 miles (1070 km) |
ALA Almaty | 5h 13m | 1h 15m | 983 miles (1582 km) |

