There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Astana by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Wellington
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane WLG - NQZ
32h 1m$366–1,207Bus to Palmerston, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane PMR - NQZ
39h 47m$423–1,335Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BHE - NQZ
42h 45m$544–1,574Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane WAG - NQZ
41h 38m$419–1,254Bus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouthbus
- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane NPL - NQZ
43h 31m$453–1,397Bus to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Napierbus
- Fly from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane NPE - NQZ
44h 36m$409–1,331Train to Auckland, fly
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane AKL - NQZ
45h 30m$477–1,263
Wellington (WLG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Astana is to fly which costs $360 - $1,300 and takes 32h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Astana is to fly which takes 32h 1m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Wellington and Astana is 14316 km.
It takes approximately 32h 1m to get from Wellington to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 8h behind Wellington. It is currently 9:48 PM in Wellington and 1:48 PM in Astana.
There are 2656+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Air New Zealand, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $73
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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