There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Kazakhstan by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane ORD - NQZ
21h 33m$424–1,006Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ORD - ALA
22h 14m$322–1,305Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ORD - CIT
19h 11m$364–1,208Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane ORD - GUW
20h 52m$554–1,909Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ORD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
26h 17m$658–962Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MDW - NQZ
26h 12m$504–2,006
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kazakhstan is to fly which costs $320 - $1,300 and takes 22h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 19h 11m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Chicago and Kazakhstan is 9532 km.
It takes approximately 21h 33m to get from Chicago to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
There are 3259+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via St. Louis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Charlotte, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Charlotte, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
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