There are 6 ways to get from Bulgaria to Astana by plane, bus, or 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 from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SOF - NQZ
10h 57m$382–602Bus to Istanbul, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane IST - NQZ
15h 15m$215–460Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Edirne Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edirne bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
5d 3h$263–348Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane VAR - NQZ
11h 21m$350–972Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane OTP - NQZ
12h 35m$350–568Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Çerkezköytrain
- Take the bus from Silivri to Samsunbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
5d 6h$272–424
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Astana is to bus and train which costs $260 - $350 and takes 5 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Astana is to fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $380 - $600.
The distance between Bulgaria and Astana is 3736 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Astana without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 3h and costs $260 - $350.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Bulgaria to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 2h ahead of Bulgaria. It is currently 4:45 PM in Bulgaria and 6:45 PM in Astana.
There are 2698+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Varna Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Istanbul to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Istanbul to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Istanbul to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Sofia Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $310–430
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–140
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $310–430
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–140
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 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
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–79
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- $44
- Single Room
- $79
- Four Person Room
- $39
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Edirne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Edirne bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Silivri to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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