There are 11 ways to get from Qingdao to Karaganda by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane TAO - KGF
16h 4m$214–607Train, drive #2
cheapest- Take the train from Qingdao North to Xuzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 4h$106–244Train, drive
- Take the train from Qingdao North to Xingtai Easttrain
- Take the train from Xingtai East to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Karaganda Passtrain
2d 12h$152–263Drive 4,906.4 km
- Drive from Qingdao to Karagandacar 4,906.4 km
2d 7h$619–893Fly Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TAO - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
18h 12m$155–593Bus, bus to Yantai Penglai International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Yantaibus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Yantai Airportbus
- Fly from Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane YNT - KGF
21h 25m$228–626Bus to Dongying Shengli Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Dongying Jiangzaiya Buildingbus
- Fly from Dongying Shengli Airport (DOY) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane DOY - KGF
22h 47m$233–887Train to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the train from Qingdao to Jinantrain
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TNA - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
21h 24m$178–605Train to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the train from Qingdao to Jinantrain
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane TNA - KGF
20h 31m$207–659Train, drive via Guangyuan
- Take the train from Qingdao to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan 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 Karaganda Passtrain
3d 4h$184–289Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Jinanbus
- Take the bus from Jinan to Yinchuan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Balhash 2train
- Take the bus from Balhash to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 8h
Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Qingdao to Karaganda is to train and drive which costs $100 - $250 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Qingdao to Karaganda is to fly which takes 16h 4m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Qingdao and Karaganda is 4086 km. The road distance is 4906.4 km.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Qingdao to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 3h behind Qingdao. It is currently 12:26 PM in Qingdao and 9:26 AM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Qingdao to Karaganda is 4906 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Qingdao to Karaganda.
There are 238+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Qingdao, China and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
Zhejiang Loong Airlines, Flyr, and six other airlines fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Hohhot, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Hohhot, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Incheon, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Daxing, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Dongying Shengli Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Beijing Daxing, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Train from Qingdao North to Xingtai East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $47–52
- 1st Class Seat
- $75–85
- Business Class Seat
- $110–160
Train from Xingtai East to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $25–27
- 1st Class Seat
- $41–45
- Business Class Seat
- $55–85
Train from Qingdao to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $46–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Qingdao to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $100–115
- 1st Class Seat
- $170–190
- Business Class Seat
- $240–350
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–170
Train from Xuzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $130–180
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- 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)
- $22–29
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $15–22
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
Train from Dostyk to Balhash 2
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- 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)
- $14–19
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $11–16
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–110
Train from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Qingdao North to Xuzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Guangyuan to Turfan
- Hard Seat
- $35–50
- Hard sleeper
- $60–90
- Soft sleeper
- $100–140
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 Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–100
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Yantai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $13–18
Bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–24
- Phone
- (86+)0532-96567
- Website
- qdairport.com
Bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Dongying Jiangzaiya Building
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Jinan to Yinchuan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Balhash to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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