East Kazakhstan Region · Kazakhstan
Where to stay in Oskemen
Oskemen is a city in East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 333,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- UKK13 km · Oskemen International Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
About
About Oskemen
Öskemen or Ust-Kamenogorsk is the largest city in eastern Kazakhstan and the administrative center of the East Kazakhstan Region.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Oskemen
See
Стрелка (Strelka) Strelka is the arrow of land where the Irtysh and Ulba rivers meet. It is also the site of the Great Patriotic War Memorial. A nice place to stroll and have a "Limonad" on a warm evening, usually plenty of people hanging around.
- Vostochno-Kazakhstanskiy "Museum of Art"
- Museum of Local Lore
- Ethnography Museum
Do
- Zhastar park
- Etno Park
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Where to stay
Which part of Oskemen to stay in
There are several hotels such as Irtysh and Tourist, but these usually provide poor value for the price. An old favorite is a small hotel in the large bright green "Nursat" building on Abai street, about 1 km east of the bus station. A room there can cost as little as 1,200 tenge per night.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Oskemen
3 hotels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dedeman Oskemen Tavros Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Shiny River Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk Hotel | 0.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Oskemen
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Oskemen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 59 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 Oskemen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oskemen International Airport (UKK), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Air Astana and also SCAT airways have several flights to Ust from Almaty every week. SCAT also flies to Semipalatinsk and Bayaan Olgi, Mongolia, once a week. There are daily trains from Almaty and Astana to Ust-Kamenogorsk passing Zashita (защита) station without stop. The trips take around 19-24 hr and tickets range from 1,500 tenge for 3rd class (?) to 13,000-20,000 tenge for sleepers.
Getting around
Ust has an old but very pleasant tram system and buses move easily around the city.
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UKK · Oskemen International Airport
Questions
Oskemen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Oskemen?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Oskemen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 59 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Oskemen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oskemen International Airport (UKK), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Oskemen?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Oskemen
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.