Kostanay Region · Kazakhstan
Kostanay travel guide
Kostanay is a city in Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 259,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- KSN5 km · Kostanay International Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Qostanay
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
About
About Kostanay
Kostanay is a city located on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Kostanay Region.
The city is located in the steppe zone in the north of the Turgay plateau, in the south-eastern part of the West Siberian Plain, on the Tobol River, 571 km north-west of Nur-Sultan city (704 km along the highway). The nearest million-plus city is Russian Chelyabinsk, located 260 km (along the highway over 300 km) to the north-west of Kostanay.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Kostanay
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medeu | 0.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Kostanay
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kostanay are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 52 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kostanay: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kostanay International Airport (KSN), about 5.0 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Kostanay Airport (KSN) is 2 km (1.2 mi) south-west of Kostanay. Regular flights from Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Turkestan. connected to Almaty, Arkalyk, Atyrau, Karagandy, Nur-Sultan.
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KSN · Kostanay International Airport
Questions
Kostanay: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kostanay?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kostanay are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 52 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kostanay?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kostanay International Airport (KSN), about 5.0 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kostanay?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Kostanay
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.