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
13h 24m$251–884Train, 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$610–1,039Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LHR - CIT
12h 42m$346–897Train 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$334–599Fly 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$359–852Train 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 31m$281–694Train 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
15h 15m$299–749
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 $330 - $600 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shymkent is to train and fly which takes 12h 31m and costs $280 - $700.
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 13h 24m to get from London to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 4h ahead of London. It is currently 6:41 AM in London and 10:41 AM in Shymkent.
There are 347+ 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
- $220–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
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
- $330–850
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
- $270–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- 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
- $250–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Prague, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- 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
- flyr.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- 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
- $420–1,100
- 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Gatwick 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
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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- $130–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
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