There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Shymkent by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane PRG - CIT
11h 25m$294–757Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane VIE - CIT
15h 29m$179–723Bus, train
- Take the bus from Prague to Krakowbus
- Take the bus from Kraków to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkenttrain
3d 16hTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane MUC - CIT
13h 51m$379–665Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane PRG - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkenttrain
18h 56m$287–611Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Taraz Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane PRG - DMB
- Take the train from Taraz to Shymkenttrain
23h 20m$276–916Train, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the bus from Ostrava 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 21h$362–629Train, bus via Gdańsk
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Gdansk Glownytrain
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Ryazhsk-1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkenttrain
4d 7h$518–787
Prague to Shymkent by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Shymkent is to fly and train which costs $280 - $650 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Shymkent is to fly which takes 11h 25m and costs $290 - $800.
The distance between Prague and Shymkent is 4261 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Shymkent without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Prague to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 4h ahead of Prague. It is currently 9:10 AM in Prague and 1:10 PM in Shymkent.
There are 287+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, SCAT, and AJet fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice daily.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–470
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Taraz Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Tashkent International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- 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)
- $240–330
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Taraz to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- 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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–90
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Kraków to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89–179
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $179
- Children
- $89
- 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
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Ostrava to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- 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
- $35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
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
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
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