There are 5 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)plane OTP - NQZ
11h 41m$374–580Night train, bus, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Ankarabus
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
5d 4h$228–327Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
- Take the bus from Roman to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Voronezhbus
- Take the train from Voronej 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
4d 17hBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Astana 1train
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)plane VAR - NQZ
14h 26m$643–1,104
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 - $330 and takes 5 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Astana is to fly which takes 11h 41m and costs $370 - $600.
The distance between Bucharest and Astana is 3449 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Astana without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Bucharest to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 6:12 PM in Bucharest and 9:12 PM in Astana.
There are 2382+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Varna Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Varna Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $70–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–450
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 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
- $9–15
- 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)
- $11–15
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
Train from Makat to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- 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)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $21–29
- 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
- $7–10
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–25
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $7–10
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $26–35
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Roman to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $120–200
- 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
- $35–55
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- 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
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Çerkezköy to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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