There are 4 ways to get from Kyiv to Astana by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RMO - NQZ
18h 2m$407–609Bus, taxi, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукуринеbus
- Take the taxi from Цукурине to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pervomayskaya to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
3d 12h$168–288Bus, taxi, train via Samara
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукуринеbus
- Take the taxi from Цукурине to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Samaratrain
- Take the train from Samara to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 22h$259–462Bus, taxi, train via Abinsk
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Криворіжжяbus
- Take the taxi from Криворіжжя to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Abinskbus
- Take the train from Krymskaya to Omsk-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Omsk Bus station to Saparzhai bus stationbus
4d 6h$225–369
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Kyiv to Astana is to bus and taxi and train which costs $160 - $290 and takes 3 days 12h.
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The fastest way to get from Kyiv to Astana is to bus and fly which takes 18h 2m and costs $400 - $650.
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The distance between Kyiv and Astana is 3722 km.
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The best way to get from Kyiv to Astana without a car is to bus and taxi and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $160 - $290.
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It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Kyiv to Astana, including transfers.
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Astana is 2h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 3:59 AM in Kyiv and 5:59 AM in Astana.
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There are 2731+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Astana, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Kyiv to Astana. However, you can take the bus to Vinnytsia, take the bus to Soroca, take the bus to Chisinau Airport, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ), walk to Astana Airport, then take the line 10 bus to Narodnyy Bank. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Demiivska, walk to Kyiv Central Bus Station, take the bus to Цукурине, take the taxi to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station, take the bus to Rostov-on-Don bus station, take the taxi to Pervomayskaya, take the train to Petropavlovsk, then take the train to Astana 1.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pervomayskaya to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $310–440
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–150
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Krymskaya to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $340–470
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $85–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–160
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–15
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $21–24
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $30–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $23–30
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $9–12
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Samara to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $130–190
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–260
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукурине
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукурине
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Криворіжжя
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vinnytsia to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 477
- Website
- Donbass Buses
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Book at
- Ticketbus
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Book at
- Ticketbus
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Website
- Donbass Buses
- Book at
- Ticketbus
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Abinsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Omsk Bus station to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $9–25
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