Distance between cities in Kazakhstan

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Distances between main cities

In Kazakhstan, cities are dispersed compared to those in other countries, with an average distance of 1,045 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.

Almaty Shymkent Aktobe Taraz Kyzylorda Astana Oral Pavlodar
Almaty - 608 km 1,689 km 454 km 931 km 973 km 2,114 km 1,004 km
Shymkent 608 km - 1,300 km 160 km 435 km 997 km 1,703 km 1,240 km
Aktobe 1,689 km 1,300 km - 1,357 km 868 km 1,009 km 425 km 1,392 km
Taraz 454 km 160 km 1,357 km - 518 km 921 km 1,771 km 1,124 km
Kyzylorda 931 km 435 km 868 km 518 km - 831 km 1,268 km 1,180 km
Astana 973 km 997 km 1,009 km 921 km 831 km - 1,399 km 401 km
Oral 2,114 km 1,703 km 425 km 1,771 km 1,268 km 1,399 km - 1,762 km
Pavlodar 1,004 km 1,240 km 1,392 km 1,124 km 1,180 km 401 km 1,762 km -

Longest distances in Kazakhstan

Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 2,199 km, between Ust-Kamenogorsk and Oral. If the group is expanded to the 25 largest cities, the longest distance is between Altay and Shevchenko, with 2,596 km. In the group of the 100 main cities, the longest distance is between Shalkar and Zaysan, with 2,673 km.

Group From → To Distance
Among the main 10 cities From Ust-Kamenogorsk to Oral 2,199 km (1,367 mi)
Among the main 25 cities From Altay to Shevchenko 2,596 km (1,613 mi)
Among the main 100 cities From Shalkar to Zaysan 2,673 km (1,661 mi)

The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) between two cities in Kazakhstan is from Petropavl to Zhetysay, with a displacement of 14.09 degrees of latitude, approximately equivalent to 1,558 km. The total distance between these cities is 1,568 km.

In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Shalkar to Zaysan, with a displacement of 0.57 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 2,678 km. The total distance between these cities is 2,673 km.

Distances to international cities

International routes from cities in Kazakhstan reach significant distances, such as the 16,078 kilometers between Almaty and Buenos Aires, covering a transcontinental connection between Asia and South America. Below are some international distances from Kazakhstan.

From Aktobe, Aktyubinskaya Oblast’
Aktobe → London 3,931 km
Aktobe → Los Angeles 10,652 km
Aktobe → Sydney 13,078 km
Aktobe → Paris 3,880 km
Aktobe → Tokyo 6,565 km
Aktobe → Buenos Aires 14,625 km

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