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

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There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Astana by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly from Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane SOF - NQZ
    10h 57m
    $382–602

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Poduyane to Plovdivtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Bursabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa 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 10h
    $217–316

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    2. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rize 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
    $255–413

  4. Fly from Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane VAR - NQZ
    11h 21m
    $390–921

  5. 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
    12h 35m
    $290–568

  6. 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
    $249–489

  7. Train, bus via Samsun

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Çerkezköytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Silivri to Samsunbus 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 6h
    $262–417

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

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration9h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$152Cheapest 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 three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 4 times a day.

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