There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Shymkent by train, bus, or plane
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Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)EDI - CIT
16h 26mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)ABZ - CIT
23h 35m$258–1,258Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)EDI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
23h 25mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)INV - CIT
19h 37m$282–1,316Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)INV - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
20h 21m$471–1,529
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Shymkent is to train and fly which costs $250 - $1,300 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Shymkent is to fly which takes 19h 37m and costs $280 - $1,400.
The distance between Inverness and Shymkent is 5502 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Inverness to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 5h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 9:30 AM in Inverness and 2:30 PM in Shymkent.
There are 310+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
British Airways and SCAT fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shymkent International Airport via London Heathrow, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shymkent International Airport via London Heathrow, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $39–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $270–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- 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
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- 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
- $23–26
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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