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$313–654Train, drive
cheapest- 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$96–209Train, 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$191–272Drive 5,256.4 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Astanacar 5,256.4 km
2d 9h$663–957Train 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$348–888Train 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 29m$247–583Train, 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$189–522Train to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Xuzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane XUZ - NQZ
16h 1m$268–681
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Astana is to train and drive which costs $95 - $210 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Astana is to fly which takes 12h 47m and costs $310 - $700.
The distance between Nanjing and Astana is 4469 km. The road distance is 5256.4 km.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Nanjing to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h behind Nanjing. It is currently 4:02 AM in Nanjing and 1:02 AM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Astana is 5256 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Nanjing to Astana.
There are 2641+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) twice daily.
- 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
- $190–650
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
- $340–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- 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
- $190–600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
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
- $330–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
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
- $200–600
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
- $170–550
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
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
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
- $260–750
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yichang, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Hohhot, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Yichang, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Hohhot, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- 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
- $200–800
Train from Nanjing South to Yinchuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- $190–210
- Business Class Seat
- $270–390
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 Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
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 Xuzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $22–24
- 1st Class Seat
- $36–40
- Business Class Seat
- $50–75
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
- $80–100
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
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- 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
- $20–29
Train from Nanjing to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- $140–210
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