There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Astana by plane, car, car train, or train
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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane EDI - NQZ
13h 27m$384–564Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane GLA - NQZ
14h 42m$246–697Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Astanacar
2d 22h$1,249–1,762Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MAN - NQZ
15h 11m$442–797
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to train and fly which costs $240 - $700 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to fly which takes 13h 27m and costs $380 - $600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Astana is 4767 km.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:38 PM in Edinburgh and 8:38 PM in Astana.
There are 2824+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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