There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Astana by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or night 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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)OTP - NQZ
11h 1m$365–581Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Petropavlovsk
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
4d 19h$212–462Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Bucharest to Roman
- Take the bus from Roman to Bălți
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Voronezh
- Take the train from Voronej 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
4d 17hBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Makat
- Take the train from Makat to Astana 1
4d 21hShuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)VAR - NQZ
15h 1m$526–1,258Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Take the bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
5d 10h$226–336
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Astana is to night train and bus and train which costs $220 - $340 and takes 5 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Astana is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $360 - $600.
The distance between Bucharest and Astana is 3448 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Astana without a car is to train and bus via Kalininskiy which takes 4 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Bucharest to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 12:34 AM in Bucharest and 3:34 AM in Astana.
There are 2307+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Varna Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Voronej 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–450
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–350
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $380–550
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $90–130
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–150
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–14
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–12
Train from Makat to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $20–28
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $27–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–24
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–10
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–31
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $14–20
- 1st Class
- $19–25
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Roman to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Voronezh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–37
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $15–18
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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