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Sep 6: €48 €48
Aug 30
Sep 6
low €35 · high €65
Departure-day prices · October 2019 Aktau → Shymkent
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Best time to visit Shymkent — climate Jan: ~4°C daytime, 6 rainy days
4°
Jan Feb: ~7°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~14°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days
25°
Apr May: ~31°C daytime, 3 rainy days
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May Jun: ~34°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~38°C daytime, 0 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~34°C daytime, 1 rainy days
34°
Aug Sep: ~28°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~23°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~14°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~7°C daytime, 16 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €49 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Aktau to Shymkent start around €35 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €35–57, based on 12 fares found by travellers.
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2h 15m duration
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Cheapest cached fares Aktau → Shymkent; direct flights available (e.g. FS). · Based on 12 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Shymkent Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Nov 30 – Dec 10
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€76
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Nov 2 – Nov 12
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€85
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Oct 21 – Nov 9
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 15m
€90
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Nov 12 – Nov 26
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€91
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Nov 9 – Nov 10
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€94
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Oct 16 – Oct 21
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 15m
€95
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Nov 19 – Nov 22
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€96
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Nov 9 – Nov 18
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€101
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Weather in Shymkent
Sun
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32°
16°
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Mon
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32°
18°
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Tue
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34°
19°
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Wed
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34°
20°
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Thu
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34°
20°
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Fri
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29°
20°
💧12%
Sat
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26°
19°
💧10%
In Oct, Shymkent typically sees ~19°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shymkent 3★+ hotels from €39/night (12 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Express City Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €39/night ★ 3
Orbita hotel Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €41/night ★ 4
DoubleTree by Hilton Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €45/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 2h 15m
Things to do in Shymkent Top-rated tours and tickets from €159 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Shymkent
Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент) is a city in the Kazakh Desert, and is the third largest city in Kazakhstan.
Read the full Shymkent guide
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).
Popular from Aktau Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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