There are 8 ways to get from China to Astana by plane, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CTU - NQZ
11h 3m$263–753Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Chongqing North 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 19h$117–252Drive 4,553.7 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Astanacar 4,553.7 km
2d$574–829Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane PEK - NQZ
9h 41m$324–657Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CKG - NQZ
12h 15m$282–552Subway 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 43m$183–554Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SJW - NQZ
13h 44m$174–474Fly from Tianjin Binhai
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TSN - NQZ
11h 36m$151–472
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Astana is to train and drive which costs $110 - $260 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from China to Astana is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $320 - $700.
The distance between China and Astana is 3547 km. The road distance is 4553.7 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from China to Astana, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between China to Astana is 4554 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from China to Astana.
There are 2702+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, 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
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–400
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–400
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Train from Chongqing North to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $35–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- $65–90
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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
- 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
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