There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Astana by train, plane, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BHX - NQZ
15h 38m$408–753Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BRS - NQZ
16h 15m$211–843Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Astanacar
2d 18h$1,176–1,658Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LHR - NQZ
13h 57m$477–1,041Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LGW - NQZ
16h 10m$412–865Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CWL - NQZ
20h 30m$259–861Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Harwich International Portcar
- Take the carferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Drive from Port of Hoek van Holland to Astanacar
2d 23h$1,140–2,008
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to train and fly which costs $210 - $850 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to train and fly which takes 13h 57m and costs $470 - $1,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Astana is 5028 km.
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Cardiff to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:55 PM in Cardiff and 1:55 AM in Astana.
There are 2620+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $65–75
- Small Car
- $85–300
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