There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Kazakhstan by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane HEL - CIT
12h 5m$605–758Fly to Aktobe International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane HEL - AKX
12h 37m$256–960Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Urbahtrain
- Take the train from Urbah to Almaty 2train
4d 8h$310–631Drive 6,747 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Almatycar 6,747 km
3d 14h$1,427–2,062Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane HEL - NQZ
13h 2m$364–706Fly to Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HEL - ALA
13h 23m$403–655Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane HEL - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
17h 11m$328–612
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Kazakhstan is to fly and train which costs $320 - $650 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 12h 5m and costs $600 - $800.
The distance between Helsinki and Kazakhstan is 3616 km. The road distance is 6747 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Kazakhstan without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 8h and costs $310 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Helsinki to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Kazakhstan is 6747 km. It takes approximately 3 days 14h to drive from Helsinki to Kazakhstan.
There are 3603+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) once daily.
- 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 Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
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
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
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
- 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
- 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 Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Urbah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–290
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Urbah to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- 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)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–430
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- $16–55
- 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
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