There are 8 ways to get from Qingdao to Karaganda by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
best- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TAO - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
16h 25m$117–513Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Qingdao North to Xuzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 4h$114–256Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Qingdao North to Xingtai Easttrain
- Take the train from Xingtai East to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Karaganda Passtrain
2d 12h$161–277Drive 4,905.3 km
- Drive from Qingdao to Karagandacar 4,905.3 km
2d 5h$619–893Fly Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane TAO - KGF
15h 59m$158–562Bus, bus to Yantai Penglai International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Yantaibus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Yantai Airportbus
- Fly from Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane YNT - KGF
19h$213–681Bus to Dongying Shengli Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Dongying Jiangzaiya Buildingbus
- Fly from Dongying Shengli Airport (DOY) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane DOY - KGF
25h 17m$248–643Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Jinanbus
- Take the bus from Jinan to Yinchuan Bus Stationbus
- 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 Balhash 2train
- Take the bus from Balhash to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 8h
Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Qingdao to Karaganda is to train and drive which costs $110 - $260 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Qingdao to Karaganda is to fly which takes 15h 59m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Qingdao and Karaganda is 4423 km. The road distance is 4905.3 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Qingdao to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 3h behind Qingdao. It is currently 6:58 PM in Qingdao and 3:58 PM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Qingdao to Karaganda is 4905 km. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Qingdao to Karaganda.
There are 250+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Qingdao, China and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
Shandong Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianjin Binhai, Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $20–28
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–13
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–7
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Yantai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $13–19
Bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–25
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