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There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to Karaganda by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Zurich Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane ZRH - NQZ
    2. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain train
    15h 52m
    $221–825

  2. Bus, train via Yekaterinburg

    1. Take the bus from Zurich to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Baranovichi Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Baranavichy to Moscowbus bus
    4. Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus bus
    4d 2h
    $331–703

  3. Train, bus via Kazan’

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain train
    6. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Karaganda Passtrain train
    4d 18h
    $476–1,037

  4. Drive  5,379.5 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Karagandacar car 5,379.5 km
    2d 16h
    $1,085–1,567

  5. Train to Basel, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane BSL - NQZ
    3. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain train
    16h 52m
    $237–1,034

  6. Fly Zurich Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane plane ZRH - KGF
    16h 36m
    $282–1,124

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane plane BSL - KGF
    16h 26m
    $298–1,183

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane plane FRA - KGF
    18h 47m
    $546–1,251

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane plane FRA - NQZ
    5. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain train
    17h 47m
    $375–1,102

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain train
    4d 23h
    $445–794

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain train
    5d
    $486–1,093

  12. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain train
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain train
    4. Take the bus from Heilbronn Central bus station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovotrain train
    6. Take the train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Passtrain train
    5d 3h
    $422–850

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration9h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$215Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,675.1 km
  • Duration: 15h 52m

What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?

Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) twice daily.

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