There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Astana by plane, bus, 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
36h 41m$386–1,107Bus 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$564–1,636Bus 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
39h 46m$440–1,332Bus, 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$485–1,308Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BHE - NQZ
43h 55m$626–1,676
Wellington (WLG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Astana is to fly which costs $380 - $1,200 and takes 36h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Astana is to bus and fly which takes 32h 37m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Astana is 14316 km.
It takes approximately 36h 41m to get from Wellington to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 7h behind Wellington. It is currently 4:51 AM in Wellington and 9:51 PM in Astana.
There are 2641+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Air New Zealand, Air China, and four 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
- 34h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Wellington, Sydney, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Wellington to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sydney, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Palmerston to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Christchurch, Guangzhou Baiyun, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–30
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $76
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
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