There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Shymkent by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane VIE - CIT
10h 44m$166–681Train, bus via Khimki
- Take the train from Wien Hbf 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 22h$377–635Drive 4,958.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Shymkentcar 4,958.4 km
2d 18h$880–1,270Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane BUD - CIT
11h 9m$204–643Fly Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane VIE - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
17h 50m$290–537Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkenttrain
4d$305–735Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Morshansktrain
- Take the train from Morshansk to Shymkenttrain
4d 6h$349–794
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Shymkent is to fly and train which costs $290 - $550 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Shymkent is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Vienna and Shymkent is 4143 km. The road distance is 4958.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Shymkent without a car is to train and bus via Khimki which takes 3 days 22h and costs $370 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Vienna to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 4h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 3:24 PM in Vienna and 7:24 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Shymkent is 4958 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Vienna to Shymkent.
There are 304+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $78
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- info@railway.aknet.kg
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Morshansk to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- $40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- $28–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–300
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Minsk Pas to Morshansk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–70
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Ostrava to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- 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
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- 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
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