There are 4 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
13h 57m$224–864Drive, 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
14h 40m$225–953Train 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
15h 36m$347–1,248
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to train and fly which costs $220 - $1,000 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Astana is to fly which takes 13h 57m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Astana is 4767 km.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:13 PM in Edinburgh and 2:13 AM in Astana.
There are 2309+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Manchester Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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