There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Shymkent by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)LHR - CIT
13h 12m$295–757Fly London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)STN - CIT
13h 17m$207–719Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)LHR - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
16h 41m$334–620Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)LGW - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
17h 37m$252–592Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)LGW - CIT
13h 3m$283–679Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)LTN - CIT
18h 43m$256–652
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Shymkent is to bus and fly which costs $250 - $650 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Shymkent is to bus and fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $280 - $700.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Shymkent is 5217 km.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 5h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 9:52 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 2:52 AM in Shymkent.
There are 305+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Prague, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Prague, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- 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
- $160–650
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Luton Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–15
- SV
- $23–25
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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