Flights from Astana to Shymkent – Direct & connecting routes
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NQZ to CIT – All flight route options from Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan to Shymkent, 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 50 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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Astana to Shymkent flights
With over 108 flights every week and 4 different airlines you have a wide range of options. You can fly non-stop to Shymkent (CIT) from Astana (NQZ) with SCAT Airlines or Syphax Airlines or choose a connecting flight via Zhezkazgan (DZN) or Almaty (ALA) if it suits you better.
Astana to Shymkent with SCAT Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 8:00 am and 1:00 am. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Almaty.
With Qazaq Air
If you fly from Astana with Qazaq Air you will do a stopover in Zhezkazgan, DZN before reaching Shymkent. This flight trip will take 3 hours and 25 minutes and you can fly every Monday or Friday with departures at 07:35 or 07:45.
Distance & flight times: Nursultan Nazarbayev to Shymkent
The shortest flight time between NQZ and CIT is 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 1h 50m | - | 608 miles (978 km) |
DZN Zhezkazgan | 3h 25m | 50m | 665 miles (1070 km) |
ALA Almaty | 5h 45m | 2h 55m | 983 miles (1582 km) |

