There are 6 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
12h 14m$197–740Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. 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 6h$440–986Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LHR - CIT
13h 23m$307–841Train 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 North to Shymkenttrain
17h 21m$293–692Fly 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 North to Shymkenttrain
17h 4m$350–595Train 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
16h 35m$290–788
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 $290 - $700 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shymkent is to fly which takes 12h 14m and costs $190 - $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 6h and costs $440 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from London to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 5h ahead of London. It is currently 7:28 AM in London and 12:28 PM in Shymkent.
There are 303+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between London, England and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, AJet, and SunExpress 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
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Prague, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–36
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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