There are 5 ways to get from Beijing to Astana by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane PEK - NQZ
9h 21m$315–605Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
2d 7h$88–186Drive 4,461.8 km
- Drive from Beijing to Astanacar 4,461.8 km
2d 1h$563–812Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane PKX - NQZ
11h 27m$184–506Subway, train, drive
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot East to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 6h$110–210
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Astana is to train and drive which costs $85 - $190 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Astana is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $310 - $650.
The distance between Beijing and Astana is 3698 km. The road distance is 4461.8 km.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Beijing to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h behind Beijing. It is currently 9:31 PM in Beijing and 6:31 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Astana is 4462 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Beijing to Astana.
There are 2607+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Air China and Air Astana fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–380
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–380
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $30–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $49–54
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
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