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$426–689Bus, 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$166–279Bus, taxi, train via Maqat
- 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 Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Makattrain 320
- Take the train from Makat to Astana 1train
3d 10hBus, taxi, train #2
- 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$231–374
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 - $280 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 $420 - $700.
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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 via Maqat which takes 3 days 10h and costs .
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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 4:05 PM in Kyiv and 6:05 PM in Astana.
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There are 2624+ 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 Volgograd Bus station, walk to Volgograd-1, take the train to Makat, 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
- $280–950
- 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
- $200–800
- 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
- $340–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Makat to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $22–30
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $11–15
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pervomayskaya to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–450
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–150
Train from Krymskaya to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $340–480
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $90–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–160
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- 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)
- $29–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–25
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $7–11
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукурине
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукурине
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Криворіжжя
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- 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
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Abinsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- 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
- Phone
- 477
- Website
- avtovokzal-dnr.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Book at
- https://ticketbus-online.ru/
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Book at
- https://ticketbus-online.ru/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $9–25
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