There are 8 ways to get from California to Kazakhstan by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SFO - NQZ
23h 16m$452–1,514Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LAX - NQZ
22h 40m$559–1,614Fly San Francisco International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane SFO - GUW
21h 5m$663–2,017Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane LAX - GUW
20h 24m$760–2,317Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LAX - CIT
25h 38m$510–1,516Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SFO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
28h 55m$716–1,320Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LAX - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
28h 44m$613–1,120Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SFO - CIT
26h 39m$563–1,616
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Kazakhstan is to fly which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from California to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 20h 24m and costs $750 - $2,400.
The distance between California and Kazakhstan is 10125 km.
It takes approximately 23h 16m to get from California to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
There are 3580+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between California, USA and Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
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