There are 6 ways to get from Chengdu to Astana by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CTU - NQZ
10h 36m$342–753Train, drive via Lanzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu West station to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
2d 23h$88–187Drive 4,437.5 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Astanacar 4,437.5 km
2d 1h$560–808Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TFU - NQZ
11h 58m$203–604Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MIG - NQZ
13h 6m$161–669Train, drive
- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 5h$88–186
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Astana is to train and drive via Lanzhou which costs $85 - $190 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Astana is to fly which takes 10h 36m and costs $340 - $800.
The distance between Chengdu and Astana is 3547 km. The road distance is 4437.5 km.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Chengdu to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h behind Chengdu. It is currently 2:41 PM in Chengdu and 11:41 AM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Astana is 4437 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Chengdu to Astana.
There are 2607+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Train from Chengdu West station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $13–18
- Hard sleeper
- $24–35
- Soft sleeper
- $35–50
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $13–17
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $12–14
- Business Class Seat
- $17–25
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–93
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $35–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
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