Air tickets Male — Atyrau

Looking for tickets from Male to Atyrau? On the Freedom Travel website and app you can find the available itineraries, compare them by price and total travel time, book and pay online.

This page gathers the essentials of the route: the distance, the approximate travel time, the connection patterns, the airlines on each leg, the arrival airport and tips for a trip to Atyrau.

General information about flights between Male and Atyrau

The direct-line distance between Male and Atyrau is about 5,200 km. There is no non-stop service, so the journey takes from about 14 hours and at least one connection. There is no time difference — both the Maldives and Kazakhstan are on UTC+5. The route is used mainly by oil and gas employees and by families returning to western Kazakhstan after a Maldives holiday.

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Male — Atyrau flight schedule

There are no non-stop Male — Atyrau flights. A single-connection routing works via Istanbul: Turkish Airlines flies from Male to IST, from where Air Astana operates to Atyrau year-round. Total travel time starts at about 14 hours and depends on the layover.

The schedule and the quality of connections change by day of the week and by season, and fares are dynamic. The Freedom Travel search shows the options available for your dates.

How much does a flight from Male to Atyrau cost

The price depends on the departure date, the airlines on each leg, the season, the number of stops and how early you book. We do not publish fixed prices: you will see the final amount including all fees in the Freedom Travel search and can pay by card online.

Which airlines fly the Male — Atyrau route

• Turkish Airlines — Male — Istanbul flights on the first leg
• Air Astana — Istanbul (IST) — Atyrau flights year-round, plus flights to Atyrau from Almaty and Astana
• Pegasus — flights to Atyrau from Sabiha Gokcen if you connect through that airport
• Emirates and flydubai — Male — Dubai flights if you route through the UAE and continue from Almaty or Astana

The full list of airlines and available flight combinations for your date is shown in the Freedom Travel search.

How to get from Male to Atyrau: your flight options

There is no non-stop flight: Atyrau airport handles international services from Istanbul, Baku, Georgian cities and holiday destinations, but nothing from the Maldives.

The option with the fewest stops runs via Istanbul. Dubai has no direct service to Atyrau, so that routing needs two connections: a flight to Almaty or Astana and then a domestic flight to Atyrau.

Compare the options by total travel time, layover length and baggage rules: on separate tickets you will have to collect and re-check your bags, and Istanbul flights use two airports, IST and Sabiha Gokcen, with a transfer between them. Also check whether you need a transit visa in the connecting countries.

Find return flights from Atyrau to Male

Atyrau airport

Flights arrive at Atyrau International Airport (GUW), about 8 km from the city centre; buses and taxis run to the centre.

What to see in Atyrau

Atyrau is the centre of Kazakhstan oil and gas industry, 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 — it 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 Region Museum of History and Local Lore — exhibitions on the history and nature of the Caspian area.
• Makhambet Utemisov Regional Drama Theatre — the main theatre stage in the city.
• Assumption Cathedral — a 19th-century Orthodox church.

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