There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Shymkent by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane PEK - CIT
10h 54m$386–557Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Shymkenttrain
42h 46m$97–341Drive 4,410.1 km
- Drive from Beijing to Shymkentcar 4,410.1 km
45h 48m$556–803Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane PKX - CIT
11h 5m$185–558Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane PKX - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
16h 51m$238–402Subway, train, drive
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot East to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Shymkenttrain
2d 18h$119–365
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Shymkent is to train and drive which costs $95 - $350 and takes 42h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Shymkent is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $380 - $600.
The distance between Beijing and Shymkent is 3934 km. The road distance is 4410.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Beijing to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 3h behind Beijing. It is currently 4:24 PM in Beijing and 1:24 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Shymkent is 4410 km. It takes approximately 45h 48m to drive from Beijing to Shymkent.
There are 315+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–21
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–21
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $24–35
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $11–15
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $24–35
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $11–15
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–170
Train from Almaty 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–170
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $30–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $49–54
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
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