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Transportation is usually easy and economical because the city center of Pavlodar is close to the airport. When you take a taxi from the city center, you can generally reach the airport within a time not longer than 20 minutes. Private shuttles, rented cars and hotel shuttles, which are the other alternatives offered to the visitors by the city, can be considered among both convenient and budget-friendly vehicles just like the taxis.

Taxi

If you would like to take a taxi to go to the airport, which is 14 kilometers far from the city center of Pavlodar, you can be at the entrance of Pavlodar Airport within approximately 15-20 minutes. The taxis of Pavlodar provide a fast option of transportation until the airport besides being comfortable. If you are staying at a hotel, you can easily call a taxi to a lot of places in the center of the city. While paying for the taxi upon arriving at the airport, you can give the driver a part of the total cost written in the taximeter as a tip.

Car Rental

You will not have any difficulty regarding the car rental in the center of Pavlodar. It is enough to complete your rental reservation over the phone or the internet to make use of the car rental services provided generally by the local companies. Afterwards, you can come to the car rental office with the other necessary documents such as your valid driver’s license and passport and then pick your car up. If you want to give back the car you rented in the terminal of the airport and then get on the airplane, do not forget that you may need to inform the car rental company about it beforehand. 

Private Shuttle

There are available private shuttle services you can select to reach Pavlodar Airport from the city center of Pavlodar. The fares of these shuttles are not high, similarly to the other vehicles of the city. However, you may need to pay higher prices if you have left your reservation to the last minute.

Hotel Shuttle

If the hotel where you are going to stay in Pavlodar offer shuttles for its customers, you can take those shuttles free of charge or by paying a reasonable amount. Generally, hotel shuttles are free of cost and they are considered among the options that can be preferred for picking the customers up from the hotel at a time appropriate for the departure of their airplane and bringing them to the terminal of the airport.

Airport Information 

Pavlodar Airport, which is not such a big airport, provides transportation between Pavlodar in Kazakhstan and the places such as Almaty and Astana. Although Pavlodar Airport does not offer large-scale opportunities for the passengers, it provides the passengers with the basic services of an airport like small kiosks, waiting and resting lounges, lost-and-found office and information desk. Before leaving Pavlodar Airport, you can withdraw and transfer money at the ATMs around. Moreover, you can turn your travel into a more enjoyable one by benefiting from the privileges offered to the mothers with children by the airport. 

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.

Train

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.

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.

Marshrutka

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.

Taxi

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.

Car Rental

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.