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How to get fromBulgaria to Astanaby plane, bus, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Bulgaria to Astana by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly from Sofia Airport

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane SOF - NQZ
    10h 57m
    $192–602

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Edirne Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Edirne bus station to Samsun bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsktrain train
    5. Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train train
    5d 3h
    $262–358

  3. Fly from Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane VAR - NQZ
    10h 51m
    $347–1,018

  4. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly

    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane OTP - NQZ
    13h 5m
    $370–567

  5. Bus to Istanbul, fly

    1. Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane IST - NQZ
    15h 15m
    $218–369

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration10h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,736.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 57m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Astana, Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 4 times a day.

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