There are 3 ways to get from Astana to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, or night train
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 Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NQZ - OTP
12h 1m$361–551Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun to Cerkezkoybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Bucharestnighttrain
5d 2h$232–358Train, bus
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Volzhskytrain
- Take the bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain
5d 6h
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Bucharest is to train and bus and night train which costs $230 - $360 and takes 5 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Bucharest is to fly which takes 12h 1m and costs $360 - $550.
The distance between Astana and Bucharest is 3450 km.
The best way to get from Astana to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 5 days 2h and costs $230 - $360.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Astana to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 3h behind Astana. It is currently 11:48 PM in Astana and 8:48 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5465+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Bucharest, Romania?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–15
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $21–24
Train from Astana 1 to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–47
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $29–31
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $42–47
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $30–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $23–30
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $9–12
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–450
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–150
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $10–14
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Makat to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Samsun to Cerkezkoy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $35–55
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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