There are 6 ways to get from London to Turkestan by plane, bus, or train
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Fly London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane STN - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
14h 16m$225–842Train, bus
cheapest- 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 Turkestantrain
5d 2h$216–594Train 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 Turkestantrain
19h 57m$295–845Fly 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 Turkestantrain
19h 39m$387–760Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LGW - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
14h 42m$289–834Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LHR - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
13h 9m$241–899
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Turkestan is to train and fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from London to Turkestan is to fly and bus which takes 13h 9m and costs $240 - $900.
The distance between London and Turkestan is 5369 km.
The best way to get from London to Turkestan without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 2h and costs $210 - $600.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from London to Turkestan, including transfers.
Turkestan is 5h ahead of London. It is currently 3:42 AM in London and 8:42 AM in Turkestan.
There are 84+ hotels available in Turkestan.
What companies run services between London, England and Turkestan, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from London to Turkestan. However, you can take the train to Stansted Airport, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport (CIT), take the taxi to Shymkent Samal Bus Station, then take the bus to Turkestan bus station. Alternatively, you can take a train from London St. Pancras Int. to Turkestan via Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal, Rīgas SAO, Riga Central Bus Station, Moskow, Bus Station " Northern Gate", Khovrino, Paveletskaya, and Paveletsky Rail Terminal in around 5d 2h.
- 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
- $200–800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- 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
- $420–500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $180–310
- 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
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $120–180
- Comfort
- $150–210
- Premium
- $190–250
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–400
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $40–44
- Coupe
- $61–66
- SV
- $115–130
Train from Tashkent Central to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $23–26
- 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
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $13–19
- 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
- $21–29
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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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