There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Kazakhstan by train, plane, or car
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 Frankfurt, fly to Atyrau Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane FRA - GUW
12h 40m$374–728Train to Frankfurt, fly to Almaty International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane FRA - ALA
13h 31m$242–624Drive 5,979.7 km
- Drive from Europe to Almatycar 5,979.7 km
2d 20h$985–1,423Train to Frankfurt, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane FRA - NQZ
13h 15m$293–725Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane FRA - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
19h 54m$328–683Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane ERF - NQZ
18h 36m$441–1,241
Frankfurt (FRA) to Atyrau Airport (GUW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kazakhstan is to train and fly which costs $240 - $650 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kazakhstan is to train and fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $370 - $750.
The distance between Europe and Kazakhstan is 3344 km. The road distance is 5979.7 km.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Europe to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Kazakhstan is 5980 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Europe to Kazakhstan.
There are 3525+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Europe and Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kazakhstan. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Atyrau Airport (GUW), then take the taxi to Atyrau. Alternatively, you can drive from Europe to Almaty in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Uralsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport via Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport via Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Atyrau Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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