There are 3 ways to get from Seoul to Astana by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane ICN - NQZ
11h 16m$174–555Fly from Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane GMP - NQZ
16h 12m$143–443Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Vladivostokferry
- Take the train from Vladivostok to Bolotnaiatrain
- Take the bus from Bolotnoe to Novosibirsk Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Novosibirsk Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus stationbus
6d 15h$583–774
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Astana is to fly which costs $140 - $450 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Astana is to train and fly which takes 11h 16m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Seoul and Astana is 4595 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Astana without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 6 days 15h and costs $550 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Seoul to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h behind Seoul. It is currently 12:50 PM in Seoul and 8:50 AM in Astana.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Korean Air, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) twice daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Vladivostok to Bolotnaia
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $500–750
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $140–190
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $170–240
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- $18–21
- Economy
- $13–16
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Bolotnoe to Novosibirsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Novosibirsk Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- [email protected]
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $380–423
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- ferryvl.com
- Royal Suite
- $1,944
- First Class
- $507
- Second Class
- $423
- Economy Class
- $380
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