There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Astana by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane HEL - NQZ
12h 59m$364–706Bus, train via Chelyabinsk
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus 960
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwinbus 968
- Take the train from Tihvin to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 4h$212–433Drive 5,548.2 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Astanacar 5,548.2 km
3d 4h$1,174–1,695Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TLL - NQZ
16h 4m$395–644Train to Turku Airport, fly
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TKU - NQZ
18h 44m$344–952Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus 960
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Riajsk 1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 11h$266–556Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Orshabus
- Take the train from Orsha Centr to Skopintrain
- Take the train from Skopin to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 16h$358–623
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Astana is to bus and train via Chelyabinsk which costs $210 - $440 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Astana is to fly which takes 12h 59m and costs $360 - $750.
The distance between Helsinki and Astana is 3063 km. The road distance is 5548.2 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Astana without a car is to bus and train via Chelyabinsk which takes 3 days 4h and costs $210 - $440.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Helsinki to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 2h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 11:55 PM in Helsinki and 1:55 AM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Astana is 5548 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Helsinki to Astana.
There are 2622+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–480
Flights from Turku Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Stockholm, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Turku Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Copenhagen, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Gdansk, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Tihvin to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Riajsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $150–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–70
Train from Orsha Centr to Skopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $100–150
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $140–200
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $190–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
Train from Skopin to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- [email protected]
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- [email protected]
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- sks-auto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/index.php/napravleniya
- Phone
- +7 (812) 245-06-70
- [email protected]
- Website
- bus.ptk.express
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ptk.express
- Phone
- +7-812-612-82-30
- [email protected]
- Website
- bus.sovavto.ru
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bus.sovavto.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- $23–35
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