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How to get fromNalchik to Astanaby bus, plane, train, car, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Nalchik to Astana by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi

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  1. Bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Nalchik Bus station to Mineral'nye Vodybus bus
    2. Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane MRV - NQZ
    12h 42m
    $206–416

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Nalchik Bus station to Mineral'nye Vodybus bus
    2. Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Petropavlovsktrain train
    3. Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train train
    2d 23h
    $97–193

  3. Bus, train via Atyrau

    1. Take the bus from Nalchik Bus station to Elistabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Astrakhan to Atyrautrain train
    4. Take the train from Atyrau to Astana Nurly Zholtrain train
    2d 19h
    $124–223

  4. Drive  2,838.5 km

    1. Drive from Nalchik to Astanacar car 2,838.5 km
    42h 29m
    $233–336

  5. Bus to Grozny Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Nalchik Bus station to Groznyy Zapadny bus stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Grozny Airport (GRV) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane GRV - NQZ
    14h 4m
    $207–402

  6. Bus, bus to Tbilisi International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Nalchik Bus station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane TBS - NQZ
    15h 22m

  7. Taxi to Beslan Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Nalchik to Beslan-Airport-OGZtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Beslan Airport (OGZ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane OGZ - NQZ
    10h 16m
    $172–676

Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration10h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,364.6 km
  • Duration: 12h 42m

What companies run services between Nalchik, Russia and Astana, Kazakhstan?

There is no direct connection from Nalchik to Astana. However, you can take the bus to Mineral'nye Vody, take the bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, walk to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) 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 a bus from Nalchik Bus station to Litsey #9 via Elista, Astrakhan Bus station, Astrakhan, Atyrau, Astana Nurly Zhol, and Astana Nurly Zhol in around 2d 19h.

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