There are 6 ways to get from Turpan to Astana by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane URC - NQZ
9h 43m$116–386Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
42h 42m$67–116Drive 1,891.9 km
- Drive from Turpan to Astanacar 1,891.9 km
22h 16m$239–345Fly from Turpan
- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TLQ - NQZ
9h 9m$136–557Train to Korla, fly
- Take the train from Turpan North Station to Korlatrain
- Fly from Korla (KRL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane KRL - NQZ
14h 29m$134–506Train, drive via Карасу
- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining Easttrain
- Drive from Yining East to Khorgascar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
44h 49m$139–287
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Astana is to train and drive which costs $65 - $120 and takes 42h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Astana is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Turpan and Astana is 1668 km. The road distance is 1891.9 km.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Turpan to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 1h behind Turpan. It is currently 5:18 PM in Turpan and 4:18 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Astana is 1892 km. It takes approximately 22h 16m to drive from Turpan to Astana.
There are 2824+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Chengdu, Flyr, and three other airlines fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Karamay, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Korla to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tacheng, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Fuyun, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Karamay, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Korla to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Karamay, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Korla to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $11–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $11–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $8–13
- Soft Sleeper
- $20–28
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $8–13
- Soft Sleeper
- $20–28
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $24–30
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $8–13
- Hard Sleeper
- $18–23
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–40
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $24–30
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Ürümqi to Yining East
- Hard Seat
- $9–13
- Hard sleeper
- $18–26
- Soft sleeper
- $30–40
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $100–150
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $150–210
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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