There are 8 ways to get from Nanjing to Astana by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane NKG - NQZ
12h 47m$103–424Train, drive via Yinchuan
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Yinchuantrain
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 4h$198–287Drive 5,256.2 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Astanacar 5,256.2 km
2d 8h$663–957Train to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing to Jiangdutrain
- Fly from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane YTY - NQZ
19h 32m$199–579Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SHA - NQZ
14h 25m$338–688Train, bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hefeitrain
- Take the bus from City Center Terminal to Hefei Xinqiao Airportbus
- Fly from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane HFE - NQZ
15h 19m$189–572Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane HGH - NQZ
14h 44m$187–583Train, drive
- Take the train from Nanjing to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 5h$103–220
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Astana is to train and drive which costs $100 - $220 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Astana is to fly which takes 12h 47m and costs $100 - $430.
The distance between Nanjing and Astana is 4469 km. The road distance is 5256.2 km.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Nanjing to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h behind Nanjing. It is currently 7:09 PM in Nanjing and 4:09 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Astana is 5256 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Nanjing to Astana.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Train from Nanjing South to Yinchuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $115–130
- 1st Class Seat
- $190–210
- Business Class Seat
- $280–400
Train from Nanjing to Jiangdu
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Nanjing South to Hefei
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–110
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
Train from Nanjing to Jiangdu
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $21–29
Train from Nanjing to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- $140–210
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