Popular Airport | Shymkent Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2422 Km |
If you want to travel by car to the airport from Sochi, you can make a comfortable journey by renting a car easily from many car rental companies in the city center. In addition, means of public transportation and taxis are also available at every hour of the day for transportation to the airport.
If you want to travel by taxi, you can easily get a taxi in front of the hotel you are staying or anywhere in the city and get to the airport in about half an hour.
Transportation is mainly provided by buses in Sochi and bus services to the airport are arranged via two lines. Bus 105 departing every 15 minutes and Bus 105C departing every 30 minutes take you to the airport in about 40 minutes.
It takes about one hour to travel to the airport by the trains you can take from the railway station, which draws attention with its historical building. It would be useful for you to be at the station earlier considering that there are only 10 departures a day. The train services start at 7 am and go on until 9:30 pm in the central station.
Considering the dense tourist population in Sochi, the minibuses called Marshrutka also contribute a lot for transportation needs especially when bus and train services are not enough. You can reach the airport in half an hour by taking the minibus number 124 from the city center.
You can also prefer to rent a car by contacting Sochi and Car Booking companies to enjoy traveling freely in Sochi, which has an admirable historical and touristic texture.
Sochi Airport, which serves in a single two-storey terminal building, offers numerous services for passengers. VIP services are offered exclusively at Sochi Airport, which also has mother and child care room, animal house, health care room, pharmacy, bank, and many other services. Passengers can enjoy their time surfing the internet which is offered free of charge throughout the airport, as well as they can benefit from many shopping stores and restaurants.
The Srore Sochi, Bosco Sport, Alexander Konasov, Duty-Free Shops, Euroset Retail, Arvika, Astrakhan Delights, Picture and Photo Gallery, Rospechat, Amber Box Store, Kaza Store, Sochi Autodrome, Vladimir Mikhaylov Jewelery Store, Morozko Store, Matryoskha Gift Store, Expedition Store, Artemiy Lebedev Studio Store, Baboushka Outlets, Mila Rose and Imaginarium are among the shopping stores you can do shopping at the airport.
Shokoladnitsa, Air Cafe, Buratinos, Grenki-Pub, South Pancake Fast Food Cafe, Willey Good And Bread Grils Fast Food Cafe, Baboushka Homemade Food Cafe, Leto Cafe and Baboushka Canteen are among the eating and drinking places in the terminal building.
Shymkent, also known as Chimkent, is at the center of South Kazakhstan, one of the most populous regions of Kazakhstan. Situated on the junction of Turkestan-Siberia Railway, Shymkent is located 690 km west of Almaty and 120 km north of Tashkent. The city, with a population of approximately 855 thousand, was established on Sayram River Valley. Shymkent, Kazakhstan's third largest city, has a history of about 8 hundred years.
Located in the south of the country, Shymkent is a cultural, commercial, industrial and tourism center. Although Shymkent is a small and underpopulated city, it is an important location where transportation networks intersect thanks to the distance between the city and nearby tourist destinations. Railway transportation is also very popular in Shymkent. The city also has connections with important cities such as Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi.
In order to go to the city from Shymkent International Airport which is approximately 11 km to the city center, you need to go to the area where you can get on a car, bus or taxi. These vehicles are located at the exit of the terminal. Or you can rent your own car from one of the companies located in the terminal and go to the city center in about 10-15 minutes.
Fundamentally, the whole intracity and intercity transportation network of Shymkent is performed through the Shymkent railway station. The railway networks of Shymkent, Kazakhstan's third largest city, are linked to many cities of Kazakhstan. The train station, located 1.5 km from the city center, is in Kabanbay Batyr. From the airport, you can get to the train station, Sportivnaya, directly by bus.
Shymkent central bus station is located in Samal. At the same time there is the second biggest bus station in Ayna. Bus route 12 offers service between Shymkent Airport and the city center.
Apart from this, if you want to go to Almaty from Shymkent by bus, you should know that the travel will last about 12 hours. These buses depart from Avtovokzal Samal. Every half an hour there are buses to many parts of the city from Avtovokzal Samal which is located 4 km north of the city center.
Shymkent marshrutka routes are almost the same as the buses. These two means of transportation are the most important public transportation vehicles in the city. There is also no big difference in terms of the fares. From Samal, where the central bus station is located, there are marshrutka services to many parts of the city. To get to the city from Shymkent Airport, you can use the marshrutkas waiting outside the terminal. According to the fares of 2013 ticket price is 50 Tenge.
If you get on a taxi to go to the city center from Shymkent Airport, you need to pay approximately 21-25 TL for the travel. This travel of 10.8 kilometers lasts approximately 11-12 minutes. If you make a reservation by getting in contact with Avto-kz Taxi, which is the most popular taxi company in Shymkent, your taxi will pick you up at the airport.
We recommend you to evaluate renting a car as your last option if your visit will be short and you will spend your time only in the center of Shymkent. Because the city has a small surface area, you can prefer other alternatives instead of renting a car. If you have rented your car from the airport and want to get to the city center, you can use the highway M-32.