There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Astana by train, plane, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BRS - NQZ
16h 13m$277–1,007Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Astanacar
2d 18hTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BHX - NQZ
15h 42m$339–816Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LHR - NQZ
14h 18m$462–909Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LGW - NQZ
16h 42m$357–884Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LCY - NQZ
14h 53m$420–1,494Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CWL - NQZ
22h 30m$380–1,013Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Harwich International Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
- Drive from Port of Hoek van Holland to Astanacar
2d 23h$1,101–2,008
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to train and fly which costs $330 - $850 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to train and fly which takes 14h 18m and costs $460 - $950.
The distance between Cardiff and Astana is 5032 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Cardiff to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:45 AM in Cardiff and 6:45 AM in Astana.
There are 84+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Astana, Kazakhstan?
TUI Airways, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–300
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- $65–80
- Small Car
- $90–300
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