There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Astana by plane, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane ZRH - NQZ
11h 56m$246–767Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Kabardinkabus
- Take the taxi from Kabardinka to Krymskayataxi
- Take the train from Krymskaya to Omsk-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Omsk Bus station to Saparzhai bus stationbus
6d 5h$299–560Drive 5,164.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Astanacar 5,164.4 km
2d 14h$1,042–1,504Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BSL - NQZ
13h 16m$282–1,020Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MXP - NQZ
16h 37m$403–677
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Astana is to bus and taxi and train which costs $290 - $600 and takes 6 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Astana is to fly which takes 11h 56m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between Zurich and Astana is 4477 km. The road distance is 5164.4 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Astana without a car is to bus and taxi and train which takes 6 days 5h and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Zurich to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 1:29 PM in Zurich and 4:29 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Astana is 5164 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Zurich to Astana.
There are 2624+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, LOT, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Basel to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Basel to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Basel to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Krymskaya to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $340–480
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $90–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Kabardinka
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Omsk Bus station to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Estimated price
- $11–14
Citymobil
- Phone
- +7 861 205-55-55
- Website
- city-mobil.ru
Maxim
- Phone
- +7 8617 22-22-22
- Website
- taximaxim.ru
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 8617 26-00-00
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
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