How to get fromSan Francisco to Kazakhstanby plane, taxi, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Kazakhstan by plane, taxi, or train

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Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
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1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane SFO - NQZ
22h 57m
$431–1,413
Fly to Almaty International Airport
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SFO - ALA
22h 53m
$610–1,312
Fly to Atyrau Airport
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane SFO - GUW
20h 46m
$662–1,916
Fly to Turkistan, taxi
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Turkistan (HSA)plane SFO - HSA
2. Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Shymkenttaxi
27h 26m
$580–1,637
Fly to Aktobe International Airport
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane SFO - AKX
24h 47m
$453–1,317
Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SFO - TAS
2. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
28h 36m
$715–1,320
Fly to Shymkent International Airport
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SFO - CIT
26h 20m
$562–1,615

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

21Weekly Planes

21h 47mAverage Duration

$426Cheapest Price

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Distance: 10,109.3 km
Duration: 22h 57m

What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Kazakhstan?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.

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Almaty(opens in a new window), Kazakhstan(opens in a new window)

Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata (Russian: Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola (now called Astana).

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