There are 4 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 41m$164–455Fly from Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane GMP - NQZ
13h 2m$143–413Bus, 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$583–789Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TAE - NQZ
21h 6m$243–656
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 - $420 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Astana is to train and fly which takes 11h 41m and costs $160 - $460.
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 41m to get from Seoul to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h behind Seoul. It is currently 2:09 AM in Seoul and 10:09 PM in Astana.
There are 2643+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Air China and Asiana Airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Qingdao, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Qingdao, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Fukuoka, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- 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
- $140–250
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $500–750
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $140–190
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $170–250
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- $27–35
- First Class
- $35–50
- 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
- $30–60
- 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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