Air tickets Urzhar — Zaisan

Getting ready to travel and looking for flights from Urzhar to Zaysan? On the Freedom Travel website and mobile app you can build a suitable itinerary, compare connections from different airlines, book your seats and pay for the tickets online by bank card.

This page gathers the key information about the route: the distance between the two places, the approximate travel time, how the itinerary is put together, which airlines serve it, what the ticket price depends on, plus details about the airport and what to see in Zaysan.

General information about flights between Urzhar and Zaysan

The distance between Urzhar and Zaysan is about 250 kilometres in a straight line. There are no non-stop flights here, and Zaysan airport currently handles no scheduled passenger service at all. Travellers therefore plan the trip through the nearest airport with regular flights, Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen), and cover the remaining stretch overland. Including the layover, the flying part alone takes roughly six hours or more. Both places are in the same time zone, so there is no need to change your watch. This is a domestic route within Kazakhstan and no visa is required. It is used mostly for work and family trips, and by travellers drawn to Lake Zaysan and the Kiin-Kerish clay cliffs.

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Flight schedule Urzhar — Zaysan

There is no single timetable for this route because no non-stop flights exist. The flying part consists of a flight from Urzhar to Almaty of about an hour and a quarter, or to Astana in roughly an hour and fifty minutes, followed by a flight to Ust-Kamenogorsk that takes around an hour and a half. From there travellers continue to Zaysan by road.

The frequency on each leg changes with the season and the day of the week, so the easiest way to check the current schedule for your date is the Freedom Travel search. Airfares are dynamic: the same combination of flights can cost differently on different days.

How much does a flight from Urzhar to Zaysan cost

The price depends on the departure date, the airline and fare, the season and how far in advance you book. We do not publish a fixed price because it changes every day. To see the real amount for your dates, enter them in the Freedom Travel search: the final price already includes all fees and you can pay online by bank card.

Which airlines fly the Urzhar — Zaysan route

• SCAT Airlines — the Urzhar — Almaty flights (summer season), as well as flights to Ust-Kamenogorsk from Almaty and from Astana
• Vietjet Qazaqstan — the Urzhar — Astana flights (summer season)
• Air Astana — flights to Ust-Kamenogorsk from Almaty and from Astana
• FlyArystan — flights to Ust-Kamenogorsk from Almaty and from Astana

The carriers and connections available depend on the date you select. You will see the full up-to-date list of airlines in the search results on Freedom Travel.

How to get from Urzhar to Zaysan: your flight options

There are no non-stop flights between Urzhar and Zaysan. Zaysan does have an airport, but it currently handles no scheduled passenger flights, so flying all the way into the town is not possible.

The practical flying option is a connection in Almaty or Astana as far as Ust-Kamenogorsk, and then a car or bus ride on to Zaysan. Since Urzhar and Zaysan are only about 250 kilometres apart, many travellers choose to go the whole way overland: it takes a few hours and involves no waiting for connections.

When comparing options, consider not only the airfare but also the total journey time including the road leg and the length of the layover. The route is domestic, no transit visa is needed, and an ID card or passport is enough for boarding.

Find return flights from Zaysan to Urzhar

Zaysan airport

Zaysan airport (SZI) sits about 3 km north-east of the town centre and can be reached by taxi. It currently handles no scheduled passenger flights, so travellers land at Ust-Kamenogorsk airport instead and continue overland.

What to see in Zaysan

Zaysan is a small town in eastern Kazakhstan near the Chinese border. It lies in an intermontane basin next to Lake Zaysan, and the most interesting things here are natural: the lake, the mountain ranges and the coloured clay cliffs.

• Lake Zaysan — a large natural lake in the surroundings of the town
• The Museum of Local History — exhibits on the history and nature of the district
• The Tatar Mosque of Zaysan — a brick mosque from 1908 and an architectural monument
• The Saur mountains — a range south of the town with Muztau peak at 3816 m
• Kiin-Kerish — coloured clay cliffs on the northern shore of Lake Zaysan
• The Tatanov merchant house — an early 20th century building that served as the Alash party headquarters in 1918

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