There are 6 ways to get from London to Shymkent by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane STN - CIT
12h 59m$215–789Train, 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$654–1,151Fly 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
17h 5m$391–801Train 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 23m$362–641Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LHR - CIT
12h 54m$287–745Train 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
12h 37m$268–735
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Shymkent is to fly which costs $210 - $800 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shymkent is to train and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $260 - $750.
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 $650 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from London to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 5h ahead of London. It is currently 11:52 PM in London and 4:52 AM in Shymkent.
There are 310+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between London, England and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–700
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Brussels, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- 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
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
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