There are 2 ways to get from Astana to Baku by plane, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane NQZ - GYD
7h 7m$181–301Train, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Astana 1 to Mangystautrain
- Drive from Mangystau to Kurykcar
- Take the carferry from Kuryk to Alatcarferry
- Drive from Alat to Bakucar
3d 10h$104–152
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Baku is to train and drive and car ferry which costs $100 - $160 and takes 3 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Baku is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $180 - $310.
The distance between Astana and Baku is 2071 km.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Astana to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 1h behind Astana. It is currently 6:47 AM in Astana and 5:47 AM in Baku.
There are 1855+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Baku, Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan Airlines and SCAT fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $38–60
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $38–41
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $50–60
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- ASCO
Car ferry from Kuryk to Alat
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
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