There are 10 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 44m$462–731Train, 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 4m$258–1,002Bus, train
- Take the bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni 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
3d 23h$442–733Drive 5,205.1 km
- Drive from Europe to Shymkentcar 5,205.1 km
2d 20h$858–1,239Train 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 North to Shymkenttrain
18h 35m$325–685Train, 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
15h 19mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LEJ - CIT
17h 4m$308–1,177Bus, 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 WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1bus
- Take the bus from Wroclaw Sucha Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkenttrain
4d 3h$444–740Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain
- Take the bus from Wroclaw Sucha Central Bus Station 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 4h$497–739Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Ryazhsk-1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkenttrain
4d 13h$487–782
Europe to Shymkent by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Shymkent is to train and fly which costs $320 - $700 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Shymkent is to train and fly which takes 14h 44m and costs $460 - $750.
The distance between Europe and Shymkent is 4832 km. The road distance is 5205.1 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Shymkent without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 23h and costs $440 - $750.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Europe to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 4h ahead of Europe. It is currently 9:32 AM in Europe and 1:32 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Shymkent is 5205 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Europe to Shymkent.
There are 278+ 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 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk 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, Zgorzelec, Warszawa Zachodnia, Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni, Minsk Central Bus Station, Moskow, Bus Station " Northern Gate", Khovrino, Paveletskaya, and Paveletsky Rail Terminal in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $23–35
- 1st Class
- $29–40
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/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
- $270–420
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- 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)
- $170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–330
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Ryazhsk-1
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Wroclaw Sucha Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–72
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Wroclaw Sucha Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- + 375 (163) 68-18-91
- buspark@brest.by
- Website
- barautopark.by
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://barautopark.by/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/bus
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- 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
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Braunschweig to Kaliningrad Bus station
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