How to get fromChicago to Kazakhstanby plane, taxi, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kazakhstan by plane, taxi, or train

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Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane ORD - NQZ
21h 26m
$504–1,506
Fly to Aktobe International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane ORD - AKX
23h 1m
$496–1,610
Fly to Atyrau Airport
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane ORD - GUW
24h 35m
$704–2,109
Fly to Almaty International Airport
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ORD - ALA
21h 37m
$652–1,205
Fly to Shymkent International Airport
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ORD - CIT
18h 54m
$504–1,408
Fly to Turkistan, taxi
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Turkistan (HSA)plane ORD - HSA
2. Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Shymkenttaxi
29h 10m
$622–1,930
Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ORD - TAS
2. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
26h 15m
$508–1,112

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

25Weekly Planes

21h 25mAverage Duration

$500Cheapest Price

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Distance: 9,531.7 km
Duration: 21h 26m

What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 4 times a day.

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Almaty(opens in a new window), Kazakhstan(opens in a new window)

Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata (Russian: Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola (now called Astana).

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