There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Shymkent by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane FRA - CIT
14h 52m$378–811Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane NUE - CIT
16h 20m$320–1,214Bus, train via Saratov
- Take the bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the bus from ZGORZELEC parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to LESZNO, Dworzec PKP, ul. Dworcowa 1bus
- Take the train from Leszno to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkenttrain
3d 23h$445–976Drive 5,207.7 km
- Drive from Europe to Shymkentcar 5,207.7 km
2d 19h$858–1,239Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane HAJ - CIT
14h 36mTrain, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane PAD - CIT
21h 34m$405–1,103Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ERF - CIT
20h 13m$434–1,155Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane FRA - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
20h 13m$341–716Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane MUC - CIT
16h 21m$508–1,139Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central stationbus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkenttrain
4d 5h$525–910Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the bus from ZGORZELEC parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to LESZNO, Dworzec PKP, ul. Dworcowa 1bus
- Take the train from Leszno to Gdansk Glownytrain
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Ryazhsk-1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkenttrain
4d 14h$495–981
Frankfurt (FRA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Shymkent is to train and fly which costs $340 - $750 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Shymkent is to train and fly which takes 14h 52m and costs $370 - $850.
The distance between Europe and Shymkent is 4848 km. The road distance is 5207.7 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Shymkent without a car is to bus and train via Saratov which takes 3 days 23h and costs $440 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Europe to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 3h ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:43 AM in Europe and 10:43 AM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Shymkent is 5208 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Europe to Shymkent.
There are 347+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Europe and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Shymkent. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport (CIT), then take the taxi to Shymkent. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Shymkent via EISENACH, Rasthof, ZGORZELEC parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice, LESZNO, Dworzec PKP, ul. Dworcowa 1, Leszno, Warszawa Zachodnia, Warsaw West, Salaryevo Bus Station, Saratov, and Saratov 1 Pass in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya, Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya, Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–500
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Leszno to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Leszno to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $250–360
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–7
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leszno to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Ryazhsk-1
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from ZGORZELEC parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to LESZNO, Dworzec PKP, ul. Dworcowa 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from ZGORZELEC parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to LESZNO, Dworzec PKP, ul. Dworcowa 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $140
- Children
- $70
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
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