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How to get fromBucharest to Karagandaby plane, train, bus or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Karaganda by plane, train, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)planeOTP - NQZ
    2. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
    15h 14m
    $376–749

  2. Bus, train via Yasenevo

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirovbus
    4. Take the train from Kirov to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
    5. Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
    3d 16h
    $265–535

  3. Train, bus via Roman

    1. Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
    2. Take the bus from Roman to Bălțibus
    3. Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
    4. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
    5. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Karaganda Passtrain
    4d 5h

  4. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)planeOTP - KGF
    16h 4m
    $305–1,003

  5. Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varnashuttle
    2. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)planeVAR - NQZ
    3. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
    19h 14m
    $545–1,353

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, stationbus
    3. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
    4. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Karaganda Passtrain
    4d 9h
    $304–588

  7. Train, bus via Tula

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Tulabus
    4. Take the train from Tula Ryazhskiy to Skopintrain
    5. Take the train from Skopin to Karaganda Passtrain
    5d 1h
    $278–729

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
    4. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
    5. Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Karaganda Passtrain
    5d 20h
    $312–493

Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration11h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$135Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, Qazaq Air, and seven other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.

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