There are 5 ways to get from Alashankou to Astana by taxi, train, plane, or car
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Taxi, train to Yining Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Alashankou to Jinghe Southtaxi
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Yiningtrain
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane YIN - NQZ
8h 32m$176–412Train
cheapest- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain 942Т/121Ц / ...
35h 5m$28–49Drive 1,283.7 km
- Drive from Alashankou to Astanacar 1,283.7 km
16h 21m$162–234Train, taxi to Taldy Kurgan Airport, fly to Astana Airport
- Take the train from Dostyk to Mataitrain
- Take the taxi from Matai to Taldy Kurgan Airporttaxi
- Fly from Taldy Kurgan Airport to Astana Airportplane
14h 25mTaxi to Bole, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the taxi from Alashankou to Bole (BPL)taxi
- Fly from Bole (BPL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BPL - NQZ
9h 52m$207–569
Yining Airport (YIN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alashankou to Astana is to train which costs $27 - $50 and takes 35h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Alashankou to Astana is to taxi and train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs $170 - $420.
No, there is no direct train from Alashankou to Astana. However, there are services departing from Dostyk and arriving at Astana Nurly Zhol via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
The distance between Alashankou and Astana is 1384 km. The road distance is 1283.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Alashankou to Astana, including transfers.
Alashankou to Astana train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Dostyk station.
Astana is 3h behind Alashankou. It is currently 3:05 PM in Alashankou and 12:05 PM in Astana.
Alashankou to Astana train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Astana Nurly Zhol station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alashankou to Astana is 1284 km. It takes approximately 16h 21m to drive from Alashankou to Astana.
There are 2746+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Alashankou, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol 6 times a week. Tickets cost $25–41 and the journey takes 34h 1m.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Bole to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Altay, Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
Train from Dostyk to Matai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–14
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $21–24
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- $15–45
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