Air tickets Ankara — Atyrau

Need tickets from Ankara to Atyrau? On the Freedom Travel website and app you can find the available options, compare them by price and travel time, book a seat and pay for the ticket online by card.

This page brings together the essentials of the route: the distance and approximate flying time, the airports the connections run through, the airlines on each leg, what makes up the fare, the arrival airport and what to see in the city.

General information about flights between Ankara and Atyrau

The straight-line distance between Ankara and Atyrau is about 1,700 km, which would mean roughly two and a half hours of actual flying. There are no non-stop flights from Ankara, so the route is flown with one connection and takes seven hours or more. Atyrau is two hours ahead of Ankara: Turkey is on UTC+3, Kazakhstan on UTC+5. Many foreign nationals can enter Kazakhstan without a visa; the rules depend on your citizenship, so check them before the trip. The route is especially popular with oil and gas professionals and business travellers.

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Flight schedule Ankara — Atyrau

There are no non-stop Ankara — Atyrau flights in the timetable. The usual pattern is a short hop from Ankara to Istanbul and a connection onto a service to Atyrau. Istanbul has two airports: Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) and the main Istanbul Airport (IST). Flights to Atyrau operate from both, but they are separate airports on different sides of the city, so when booking make sure both flights use the same one.

Departure frequency varies by day of the week and by season, and fares are dynamic: the price depends on how full a particular flight is. The Freedom Travel search shows the current schedule and seat availability for the date you need.

How much does a flight from Ankara to Atyrau cost

The price depends on the departure date, the season, the airlines on both legs, the length of the layover and how early the ticket is issued. The route has no fixed price, so check the amount in the Freedom Travel search: all fees are already included and payment is made online by bank card.

Which airlines fly the Ankara — Atyrau route

• Pegasus — connecting flights (via Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen), operates both legs of the route
• AJet — operates the Ankara — Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen leg
• Air Astana — operates Istanbul (IST) — Atyrau and the domestic Almaty — Atyrau leg

Carrier combinations on this route change with the seasons, so the full list of options for your date is easiest to see in the Freedom Travel search.

How to get from Ankara to Atyrau: your flight options

There is no non-stop flight from Ankara to Atyrau. Atyrau has a direct air link with Istanbul rather than Ankara, so the journey always involves a connection.

The main option is via Istanbul: an Ankara — Istanbul flight and then a service to Atyrau. A longer routing via Almaty with a domestic hop back west also exists, but it usually loses out on time to the Istanbul connection.

When comparing options, weigh the total travel time, the length of the layover and whether both flights use the same airport in the connecting city: transferring between the Istanbul airports adds several hours. The connection is international, so check in advance whether you need a transit visa.

Find return flights from Atyrau to Ankara

Atyrau airport

Flights arrive at Atyrau International Airport. It lies about 8 km from the city centre, with buses and taxis running into town.

What to see in Atyrau

Atyrau is the centre of the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan, set at the mouth of the Ural River by the Caspian Sea. The river divides the city into a European and an Asian part.

• Pedestrian bridge over the Ural River — symbolically links Europe and Asia
• Imangali Mosque — one of the main mosques in the city
• Ural River embankment — a place for walks in the city centre
• Atyrau Regional Museum of History and Local Lore — exhibits on the history and nature of the Caspian region
• Makhambet Utemisov Regional Drama Theatre — the main theatre stage in the city
• Assumption Cathedral — a 19th-century Orthodox church

Pick a connection with a comfortable waiting time and buy your Ankara — Atyrau ticket online on Freedom Travel.