There are 8 ways to get from Wellington to Astana by plane, bus, train, towncar, or car ferry
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
37h 31m$376–1,007Bus 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
32h 37m$423–1,135Train, towncar, towncar to Taupo, fly
- Take the train from Wellington to National Parktrain
- Take a town car from National Park to Tūrangitowncar
- Take a town car from Tūrangi to Taupo Airporttowncar
- Fly from Taupo (TUO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TUO - NQZ
45h 2m$600–1,303Train 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 45m$937–1,363Car 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 35m$574–1,374Bus 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
40h 53m$423–1,348Bus 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
37h 11m$419–1,131Bus, 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
38h 46m$464–1,202
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 $370 - $1,100 and takes 37h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Astana is to bus and fly which takes 32h 37m and costs $420 - $1,200.
The distance between Wellington and Astana is 14316 km.
It takes approximately 37h 31m to get from Wellington to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 8h behind Wellington. It is currently 9:07 AM in Wellington and 1:07 AM in Astana.
There are 2682+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Air New Zealand, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Taupo to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Taupo to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Taupo to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Haikou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Wellington, Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- 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 Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- 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
- 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
- $74
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from National Park to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Tūrangi to Taupo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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