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Aug 22: €61 €61
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low €61 · high €74
Departure-day prices · March 2023 Aktau → Shymkent
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Best time to visit Shymkent — climate Jan: ~4°C daytime, 6 rainy days
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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
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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
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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: Sep — fares from €61 and ~28°C daytime.
Flights from Aktau to Shymkent start around €49 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €49–51, based on 4 fares found by travellers.
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2h 25m duration
€49–51 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Aktau → Shymkent; direct flights available (e.g. FS). · Based on 4 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 23 – Nov 26
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€102
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Nov 16 – Nov 26
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€102
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Nov 26 – Nov 29
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€109
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Nov 17 – Nov 26
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€112
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Nov 19 – Nov 24
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€118
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Nov 25 – Nov 28
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€118
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Nov 12 – Nov 26
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€119
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Weather in Shymkent
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Mon
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33°
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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In Mar, Shymkent typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 19 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shymkent 3★+ hotels from €41/night (11 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Orbita hotel Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €41/night ★ 4
DoubleTree by Hilton Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €46/night ★ 4
Express City Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €49/night ★ 3
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 2h 20m
Things to do in Shymkent Top-rated tours and tickets from €158 — 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
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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 2026-08-22. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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