Airports of Kazakhstan
Several dozen airports in Kazakhstan fly daily to many countries and cities. Russian travelers usually choose the air gates of Almaty or Astana to find themselves on an ancient land rich in historical sights and unique natural masterpieces. Direct flights to the largest cities of the country are carried out daily by both Russian and Kazakh airlines, and the travel time is from 3.5 to 4.5 hours, depending on the destination..
International airports of Kazakhstan
Many Kazakhstani airports have the right to serve international flights:
- In 24 km south of Karaganda, passenger liners land at the Sary-Arka international airport. Russian tourists are transported here by Aeroflot and Moscow and St. Petersburg. Air Astana operates regular flights to Almaty, Atlasjet flies to Antalya, Belavia - to Minsk, and Pegasus AirLines connect Karaganda with Istanbul. Details of the schedule and services provided on the website - www.karagandy.aero.
- The airport of Kazakhstan in the west is located 20 km from the city of Aktau. From here "Transaero" fly to Vnukovo, "Azerbaijan Airlines" - to Baku and UIA - to Kiev Borispol airport. The local airline is called SCAT and its passengers can fly to different cities of Kazakhstan, as well as to Yerevan, Tbilisi, Volgograd, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don and Moscow. Details on the website - www.aktau-airport.kz.
Metropolitan direction
Less than 20 km separate the international airport from the city of Astana. Its only terminal is divided into zones A and B, where the first serves foreign flights, and the second serves domestic.
Russian tourists can fly to Astana with a regular direct flight of Aeroflot from St. Petersburg and Transaero from Moscow. In addition, the Kazakh carrier SCAT makes direct flights to Kazan and Tomsk..
The schedule of the capital airport of Kazakhstan includes flights to Sharjah, Tashkent, Urumqi, Ulaanbaatar, Seoul, Vienna, Dubai and Istanbul.
The transfer to the city is carried out by buses of routes 10 and 12 and a taxi, the cost of services of which in the capital is quite democratic..
The airport's website contains a lot of useful information for passengers and greeters - www.astanaairport.kz.
Main air harbor
Despite the loss of the capital status, Almaty remains the center of the country's business life, and the local airport of Kazakhstan is the largest in the region..
18 km separate the runway from the center of the former capital. The transfer is carried out by buses that leave for the city about every half hour, and taxis. In addition, you can rent a car in the arrivals area.
Airport website - www.alaport.com.
