There are 7 ways to get from London to Shymkent by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane STN - CIT
12h 29m$270–934Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkenttrain
5d 4h$642–1,095Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LHR - CIT
12h 42m$356–896Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LGW - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
17h 17m$344–599Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LHR - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
16h 58m$359–850Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LGW - CIT
13h 21m$301–745Train to Luton Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LTN - CIT
16h 35m$309–750
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Shymkent is to train and fly which costs $340 - $600 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shymkent is to fly which takes 12h 29m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between London and Shymkent is 5212 km.
The best way to get from London to Shymkent without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from London to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 4h ahead of London. It is currently 11:33 AM in London and 3:33 PM in Shymkent.
There are 315+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between London, England and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Jet2.com, and four other airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice daily.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
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 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
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