Air tickets Zaisan — Semey

If you need air tickets from Zaysan to Semey, use the Freedom Travel website or app: you can find a suitable option, compare routes and airlines, book a seat and pay for the ticket online.

Below we cover the distance between the cities, the approximate travel time, the available connecting options, the airlines and how the fare is formed, plus the arrival airport and the sights of Semey.

General information about flights between Zaysan and Semey

The straight-line distance between the cities is about 466 km. There are no scheduled non-stop flights here: Zaysan airport currently handles no regular passenger service, so the flight starts from Ust-Kamenogorsk, roughly 460 km from Zaysan by road. With a connection in Almaty or Astana the journey takes upwards of six hours. Both cities are in Kazakhstan and share the UTC+5 time zone, so there is no time difference. This is a domestic flight and no visa is required — an ID card or passport is enough. The route mainly interests residents of East Kazakhstan travelling for business, study or family visits.

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Zaysan — Semey flight schedule

There are no non-stop Zaysan — Semey flights in the schedule. The air part of the route looks like this: a departure from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty or Astana and a change to a flight to Semey; that is about three hours in the air, while the total time depends on the connection and the ground transfer.

Frequencies on the connecting legs vary by day of the week and season, so it is easier to check the current schedule for your date in the Freedom Travel search. Ground transport is worth keeping in mind too: buses and taxis run regularly between Zaysan and Semey.

How much does a flight from Zaysan to Semey cost

The fare is made up of the departure date, the airline, the season, the chosen fare type and how early you book. We do not publish fixed amounts: enter your dates in the Freedom Travel search to see the current price including all fees, and pay for the ticket online by bank card.

Which airlines fly the Zaysan — Semey route

• FlyArystan — operates one of the legs (via Almaty or Astana)
• Vietjet Qazaqstan — operates one of the legs (via Almaty or Astana)
• Air Astana — flights on the leg from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty and Astana
• SCAT — flights on the leg from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty and Astana

No carrier operates non-stop flights between Zaysan and Semey. The full list of airlines and connections for your chosen date is shown by the Freedom Travel search.

How to get from Zaysan to Semey: travel options

There is no non-stop flight on this route: Zaysan airport has no regular passenger service.

A connecting trip is built as follows: ground transfer to Ust-Kamenogorsk, then a flight to Almaty or Astana and a connection to Semey. Flights to Semey operate daily, so finding a workable connection is usually easy.

Given the short distance, the air routing ends up much longer than the direct road, so compare the options: flying makes sense when Semey is only a transfer point or when you need to connect to another flight.

Find return flights from Semey to Zaysan

Semey airport

Flights are handled by Semey Airport, code PLX. It is about 10 km south of the city centre; taxis and buses run into town.

What to see in Semey

Semey (formerly Semipalatinsk) is a historic city on the Irtysh river in eastern Kazakhstan. It is associated with the names of Abai and Dostoevsky.

• Abai Literary Memorial Museum — a museum dedicated to the great Kazakh poet
• Dostoevsky Museum — the house where the writer lived during his exile
• Suspension bridge over the Irtysh — one of the symbols of the city
• Stronger Than Death memorial — a monument to the victims of the nuclear test site
• Nevzorov Family Fine Arts Museum — a large art collection
• Regional Museum of Local History — one of the oldest museums in Kazakhstan, founded in 1883

Pick a convenient date and book your ticket from Zaysan to Semey on Freedom Travel — the search will find the available connections and show the final price.