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Car hire and driving in Turkistan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Kazakhstan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HSA means 24 km (15 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Turkistan

Car rental from Turkistan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Turkistan to ShymkentKazakhstan155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Turkistan to TarazKazakhstan257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Turkistan to KyzylordaKazakhstan280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Turkistan to ZhezqazghanKazakhstan502 km (312 mi)about 7 h 39 min
Turkistan to AlmatyKazakhstan700 km (435 mi)about 10 h 41 min
Turkistan to KaragandyKazakhstan813 km (505 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Turkistan to TaldykorganKazakhstan829 km (515 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Turkistan to TemirtauKazakhstan832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 41 min
Turkistan to AstanaKazakhstan909 km (565 mi)about 13 h 52 min
Turkistan to EkibastuzKazakhstan1,076 km (669 mi)about 16 h 24 min
Turkistan to KokshetauKazakhstan1,114 km (692 mi)about 16 h 59 min
Turkistan to RudnyyKazakhstan1,141 km (709 mi)about 17 h 24 min
Turkistan to AktobeKazakhstan1,143 km (710 mi)about 17 h 26 min
Turkistan to OralKazakhstan1,542 km (958 mi)about 23 h 31 min
Turkistan to PavlodarKazakhstan1,190 km (740 mi)about 18 h 9 min
Turkistan to Ust-KamenogorskKazakhstan1,320 km (820 mi)about 20 h 8 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Turkistan?

The right, as everywhere in Kazakhstan.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.