There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Kazakhstan by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane BRS - CIT
14h 14m$238–899Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
cheapest- 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 15m$237–947Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHR - ALA
13h 15m$459–805Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BRS - ALA
16h 12m$276–1,046Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Atyrau Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane BRS - GUW
16h 45m$308–1,250Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LGW - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
20h 1m$400–739Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Aktobe International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane BRS - AKX
15h 6m$259–1,001Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LHR - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
19h 8m$484–1,113
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kazakhstan is to train and fly which costs $400 - $750 and takes 20h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kazakhstan is to train and fly which takes 13h 15m and costs $450 - $850.
The distance between Cardiff and Kazakhstan is 5439 km.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Cardiff to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
There are 199+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Kazakhstan. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport (CIT), then take the taxi to Shymkent. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ), walk to Astana Airport, then take the line 10 bus to Narodnyy Bank.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
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
- 14h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Atyrau Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–460
- 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 Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Almaty International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–7
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