There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Astana by plane, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane EDI - NQZ
11h 57m$264–764Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Astanacar
2d 22hTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane GLA - NQZ
16h 10m$264–1,007Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane NCL - NQZ
14h 33m$310–930Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MAN - NQZ
16h 46m$395–683
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to fly which costs $260 - $800 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to fly which takes 11h 57m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Astana is 4767 km.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:52 AM in Edinburgh and 1:52 PM in Astana.
There are 85+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newcastle to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Newcastle to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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