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Flights to Charyn & Altyn-Emel
Still quietKazakhstan · Central Asia
A red-rock canyon and, next door, a 'singing' sand dune that hums in dry wind, plus Bronze Age burial mounds — all within a day of Almaty and almost unknown outside Kazakhstan.
Things to do
Charyn CanyonCanyon
Charyn National ParkNational parkNotable places within 10 km, via Wikipedia · photos Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach70 airports
Best monthsApr–Jun
Tourism hasn't reached it yet. Here is exactly how to, and how long that's likely to last.
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Open in app70 airports have scheduled nonstop service to ALA (Almaty Airport). From there: drive ~165 km from ALA.
All 70 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| YiningChina | YIN | Air Astana, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~1h 2m |
| BalkhashKazakhstan | BXH | SCAT Airlines | ~1h 8m |
| DzhambulKazakhstan | DMB | SCAT Airlines | ~1h 11m |
| ChimkentKazakhstan | CIT | Air Astana, Fly Arystan, SCAT Airlines, World Ticket Ltd | ~1h 23m |
| TashkentUzbekistan | TAS | Air Astana, Centrum Air, Hope Air, Uzbekistan Airways | ~1h 27m |
| KaragandaKazakhstan | KGF | Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~1h 33m |
| Ust KamenogorskKazakhstan | UKK | Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos, World Ticket Ltd | ~1h 40m |
| UrumqiChina | URC | Air Astana, China Southern Airlines | ~1h 40m |
| DushanbeTajikistan | DYU | Air Astana | ~1h 42m |
| ZhezkazganKazakhstan | DZN | SCAT Airlines | ~1h 42m |
| Kzyl-OrdaKazakhstan | KZO | Air Astana, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~1h 46m |
| KokshetauKazakhstan | KOV | SCAT Airlines | ~2h 10m |
| NovosibirskRussia | OVB | S7 Airlines | ~2h 19m |
| PetropavloskKazakhstan | PPK | SCAT Airlines | ~2h 22m |
| NukusUzbekistan | NCU | Uzbekistan Airways | ~2h 24m |
| KostanayKazakhstan | KSN | Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~2h 29m |
| DelhiIndia | DEL | Air Astana | ~2h 41m |
| AktyubinskKazakhstan | AKX | Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos, World Ticket Ltd | ~2h 45m |
| KrasnoyarskRussia | KJA | Rossiya Airlines | ~2h 53m |
| OrenburgRussia | REN | UVT Aero | ~2h 58m |
| YekaterinburgRussia | SVX | West African Airlines | ~2h 59m |
| AtyrauKazakhstan | GUW | Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos, World Ticket Ltd | ~3h 10m |
| AktauKazakhstan | SCO | Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos, World Ticket Ltd | ~3h 15m |
| UralskKazakhstan | URA | Air Astana, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~3h 16m |
| BakuAzerbaijan | GYD | Air Astana, Azerbaijan Airlines | ~3h 28m |
| KazanRussia | KZN | Red Wings | ~3h 40m |
| TbilisiGeorgia | TBS | Air Astana | ~3h 57m |
| YerevanArmenia | EVN | FlyOne Armenia | ~4h 4m |
| MumbaiIndia | BOM | Air Astana | ~4h 5m |
| MuscatOman | MCT | Estonian Air | ~4h 9m |
| SharjahUnited Arab Emirates | SHJ | Air Arabia | ~4h 10m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Air Astana, Flydubai | ~4h 11m |
| KutaisiGeorgia | KUT | Fly Arystan, World Ticket Ltd | ~4h 11m |
| BatumiGeorgia | BUS | Air Astana | ~4h 17m |
| Xi'anChina | XIY | China Southern Airlines, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~4h 18m |
| Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | AUH | Air Arabia Abu Dhabi | ~4h 20m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways | ~4h 30m |
| MoscowRussia | SVO | Aeroflot | ~4h 35m |
| MoscowRussia | VKO | SCAT Airlines | ~4h 35m |
| BeijingChina | PEK | Air Astana, Air China | ~4h 47m |
| BeijingChina | PKX | Air Astana, China Southern Airlines | ~4h 47m |
| AnkaraTurkey | ESB | AJet | ~5h 14m |
| Minsk 2Belarus | MSQ | Belavia, SCAT Airlines | ~5h 20m |
| LarnacaCyprus | LCA | Air Astana | ~5h 29m |
| AlanyaTurkey | GZP | Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos | ~5h 31m |
| IstanbulTurkey | SAW | Pegasus Airlines | ~5h 34m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Air Astana, Turkish Airlines | ~5h 37m |
| AntalyaTurkey | AYT | Air Astana, Pegasus Airlines | ~5h 38m |
| BangkokThailand | DMK | Mesaba Airlines | ~5h 40m |
| GuangzhouChina | CAN | Air Astana, China Southern Airlines | ~5h 42m |
| BangkokThailand | BKK | Air Astana | ~5h 43m |
| HangzhouChina | HGH | Eurofly | ~5h 49m |
| SanyaChina | SYX | SCAT Airlines | ~5h 51m |
| DalamanTurkey | DLM | Air Astana | ~5h 52m |
| ShanghaiChina | PVG | Air Astana, China Eastern Airlines | ~5h 53m |
| Sharm El SheikhEgypt | SSH | Air Cairo | ~5h 55m |
| IzmirTurkey | ADB | SunExpress | ~5h 56m |
| SeoulSouth Korea | ICN | Air Astana, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet | ~5h 56m |
| BodrumTurkey | BJV | Air Astana | ~5h 57m |
| WarsawPoland | WAW | LOT Polish Airlines | ~5h 58m |
| DanangVietnam | DAD | Air Astana | ~6h |
| MaleMaldives | MLE | Air Astana | ~6h 11m |
| PhuketThailand | HKT | Air Astana | ~6h 16m |
| BusanSouth Korea | PUS | EASTAR JET | ~6h 20m |
| PodgoricaMontenegro | TGD | Air Astana | ~6h 30m |
| Nha TrangVietnam | CXR | Air Astana | ~6h 33m |
| FrankfurtGermany | FRA | Air Astana, Lufthansa | ~7h 6m |
| Kuala LumpurMalaysia | KUL | AirAsia X | ~7h 10m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Neos | ~7h 19m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LHR | Air Astana | ~7h 48m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | LHR | ~21h 29m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | TAS | ~18h 24m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | PEK | ~21h 33m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | WAW | ~20h 45m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | WAW | ~19h 30m |
LondonLHR
| nonstop | — | ~11h 7m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | WAW | ~18h 45m |
Why it's still quiet
A red-rock canyon and, next door, a 'singing' sand dune that hums in dry wind, plus Bronze Age burial mounds — all within a day of Almaty and almost unknown outside Kazakhstan.
The friction
Kazakhstan's visa-free push is bringing steady growth.
Background
Charyn Canyon, also known as the Sharyn Canyon is a canyon on the Charyn River in Kazakhstan. It is located about 200 km (120 mi) east of Almaty, close to the Kazakh–Chinese border. The canyon is roughly 154 km (96 mi) in length. It is part of the Charyn National Park established on 23 February 2004 and is located within the territory of the Uygur, Raiymbek, and Enbekshikazakh Districts of the Almaty Region. The canyon features many formations formed by the weathering of sedimentary rock. Though it is much smaller than the Grand Canyon, it has been described as being equally impressive.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Charyn & Altyn-Emel?
- Yes — 70 airports fly nonstop to ALA (Almaty Airport), including Izmir, Aktyubinsk, Abu Dhabi, Antalya, Bodrum.
- Which airport do you fly into for Charyn & Altyn-Emel?
- ALA — Almaty Airport.
- When is the best time to visit Charyn & Altyn-Emel?
- Apr–Jun. Kazakhstan's visa-free push is bringing steady growth.
- What does Charyn & Altyn-Emel cost per day?
- Varies by season.
- Why is Charyn & Altyn-Emel still quiet?
- A red-rock canyon and, next door, a 'singing' sand dune that hums in dry wind, plus Bronze Age burial mounds — all within a day of Almaty and almost unknown outside Kazakhstan.