Air tickets Beijing — Atyrau

Planning a trip from Beijing to Atyrau? On the Freedom Travel website and app you can build a convenient itinerary, compare the options by price and travel time, reserve a seat and pay for your ticket online.

Below you will find the distance and approximate travel time, the possible connections and the airlines on each leg, what makes up the fare, plus information about Atyrau airport and the sights worth seeing in the city.

General information about flights between Beijing and Atyrau

The distance between Beijing and Atyrau is about 5,122 km. There is no direct service between the cities: a non-stop hop would take roughly 7 hours, while a one-stop journey takes from 10 hours including the wait at the transfer airport. The time difference is a constant 3 hours, with Beijing ahead of Atyrau. The route mainly appeals to oil and gas professionals and business travellers, as well as people visiting relatives in western Kazakhstan. Many foreign nationals may enter Kazakhstan visa-free; the conditions depend on your citizenship, so check them before you travel.

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Beijing — Atyrau flight schedule

There is no non-stop Beijing — Atyrau service in the schedule, so the trip is flown with a transfer. The main connecting points are Astana and Almaty: both have non-stop flights from Beijing, and Kazakh airlines fly on to Atyrau from there. Total travel time starts at about 10 hours and depends on the length of the layover.

Departures from Beijing use both Capital airport (PEK) and Daxing airport (PKX), so check this when booking. Frequencies change with the season and the day of the week and fares are priced dynamically, so the easiest way to see the schedule for your date is the Freedom Travel search.

How much does a flight from Beijing to Atyrau cost

The final price depends on the departure date, the airlines on each leg, the season, the length of the layover and how far in advance you book. We do not publish fixed prices: the Freedom Travel search shows the amount including all fees, and you can pay online by bank card.

Which airlines fly the Beijing — Atyrau route

• Air Astana — operates one of the legs via Astana and Almaty
• Air China — the Beijing — Astana and Beijing — Almaty legs
• China Southern — the Beijing Daxing — Almaty leg
• FlyArystan — the Astana — Atyrau and Almaty — Atyrau legs
• SCAT — the Astana — Atyrau and Almaty — Atyrau legs

Flight combinations and the mix of carriers change seasonally, so check the full list of options for your date in the Freedom Travel search.

How to get from Beijing to Atyrau: your flight options

There is no non-stop flight from Beijing to Atyrau, so the itinerary runs through a transfer city — usually Astana or Almaty.

The first leg takes about 5 hours. The second leg is roughly 2 hours from Astana to Atyrau and about 3 hours from Almaty; these routes are flown by Air Astana, FlyArystan and SCAT. Less often the itinerary is built via Istanbul, which also has flights to Atyrau.

The Astana option is usually shorter in total travel time, Almaty tends to offer more frequencies and a more flexible schedule, and the Istanbul routing makes sense when the connection times work out. As a transfer inside Kazakhstan is a domestic one, no third-country transit visa is needed, but if you connect in another country, check the requirement in advance.

Find return flights from Atyrau to Beijing

Atyrau airport

Flights arrive at Atyrau International Airport (GUW). It lies about 8 km from the city centre, and buses and taxis run into town.

What to see in Atyrau

Atyrau is the centre of Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry, set at the mouth of the Ural river by the Caspian Sea. The river splits the city into a European and an Asian half.

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

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