How the cheapest fare moved
Jul 27: €163
€163
Jul 20
Jul 27
low €148 · high €206
Departure-day prices · July 2026 Urumqi → 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: Oct — fares from €137 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Urumqi to Shymkent start around €137 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €137–231, based on 10 fares found by travellers.
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2h 15m duration
€137–231 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Urumqi → Shymkent; typically 1 stop (e.g. FS). · Based on 10 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Shymkent Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Aug 9 – Aug 16
SCAT · Direct · 2h 40m
€307
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Aug 16 – Aug 20
SCAT · Direct · 2h 40m
€324
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Aug 12 – Aug 20
FlyArystan · 1 stop · 4h 10m
€358
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Aug 16 – Aug 17
SCAT · Direct · 2h 40m
€362
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Aug 1 – Aug 8
FlyArystan · 1 stop · 6h 35m
€409
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Weather in Shymkent
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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In Jul, Shymkent typically sees ~38°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shymkent 3★+ hotels from €53/night (4 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
DoubleTree by Hilton Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €53/night ★ 4
Ramada by Wyndham Shymkent
hotel · Shymkent
from €69/night ★ 4
Kainar Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €99/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference -3h
Time in the air 2h 40m
Things to do in Shymkent Top-rated tours and tickets from €163 — 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.
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Popular from Urumqi 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 2026-07-27. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.