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Aug 24: €65 €65
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low €65 · high €74
Departure-day prices · January 2031 Shymkent → Aktau
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Best time to visit Aktau — climate Jan: ~5°C daytime, 5 rainy days
5°
Jan Feb: ~2°C daytime, 8 rainy days
2°
Feb Mar: ~11°C daytime, 9 rainy days
11°
Mar Apr: ~19°C daytime, 5 rainy days
19°
Apr May: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days
25°
May Jun: ~26°C daytime, 3 rainy days
26°
Jun Jul: ~33°C daytime, 0 rainy days
33°
Jul Aug: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days
33°
Aug Sep: ~24°C daytime, 8 rainy days
24°
Sep Oct: ~20°C daytime, 5 rainy days
20°
Oct Nov: ~13°C daytime, 1 rainy days
13°
Nov Dec: ~5°C daytime, 12 rainy days
5°
Dec Best value: Sep — fares from €65 and ~24°C daytime.
Flights from Shymkent to Aktau start around €53 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €53–61, based on 9 fares found by travellers.
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2h 30m duration
€53–61 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Shymkent → Aktau; direct flights available (e.g. FS). · Based on 9 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Aktau Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Sep 8 – Sep 22
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€96
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Mar 20 – Mar 25
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€118
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Mar 20 – Mar 24
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€118
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Aug 29 – Sep 2
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 30m
€118
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Nov 22 – Nov 29
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€119
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Dec 5 – Dec 6
SCAT · Direct · 2h 30m
€123
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Sep 4 – Sep 8
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 30m
€126
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Sep 8 – Sep 12
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 25m
€127
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Weather in Aktau
Mon
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34°
23°
💧5%
Tue
🌧️
32°
22°
💧8%
Wed
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34°
23°
💧18%
Thu
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33°
24°
💧3%
Fri
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35°
23°
💧0%
Sat
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30°
22°
💧5%
Sun
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24°
18°
💧29%
Where to stay in Aktau 3★+ hotels from €47/night (6 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Chagala Aktau Hotel
hotel · Aktau
from €47/night ★ 3
Dostyk Business Hotel
hotel · Aktau
from €58/night ★ 3
Holiday Inn Aktau by IHG
hotel · Aktau
from €59/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 2h 25m
About Aktau
Aktau (Kazakh: Ақтау, Russian: Актау) is a city of approximately 200,000 citizens on the banks of the Caspian Sea (Kazakh: Каспий теңізі, Russian: Каспийское море) in Kazakhstan.
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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 2026-08-24. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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