There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Astana by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CTU - NQZ
11h 1m$302–603Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
3d 5h$91–190Drive 4,438.4 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Astanacar 4,438.4 km
2d 1h$560–808Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TFU - NQZ
11h 53m$253–384Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MIG - NQZ
12h 18m$160–518
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Astana is to train and drive which costs $90 - $190 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Astana is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $300 - $650.
The distance between Chengdu and Astana is 3547 km. The road distance is 4438.4 km.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Chengdu to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 3h behind Chengdu. It is currently 8:49 PM in Chengdu and 5:49 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Astana is 4438 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Chengdu to Astana.
There are 2340+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Train operators
Train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
- Hard Seat
- $40–55
- Hard sleeper
- $70–100
- Soft sleeper
- $110–150
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $18–27
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- 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)
- $25–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $17–24
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $12–14
- Business Class Seat
- $17–25
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $10–14
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