There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Astana by train, plane, car, or car train
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 Birmingham Airport, fly
best- 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 42mFly from Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CWL - NQZ
23h$301–1,108Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Astanacar
2d 18hTrain to Bristol Airport, fly
- 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 15mTrain 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 3mTrain, 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 17mTrain 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 42m
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to fly which costs $300 - $1,200 and takes 23h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Astana is to fly which takes 23h and costs $300 - $1,200.
The distance between Cardiff and Astana is 5028 km.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Cardiff to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:18 PM in Cardiff and 8:18 PM in Astana.
There are 85+ 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 Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- 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
- $220–850
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
- $300–1,200
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- 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
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
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