There are 5 ways to get from Turpan to Astana by plane, train, car, or bus
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 Turpan
best- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TLQ - NQZ
13h 39m$156–507Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
42h 23m$57–105Drive 1,892.1 km
- Drive from Turpan to Astanacar 1,892.1 km
24h 1m$239–345Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane URC - NQZ
9h 18m$146–656Train, drive via Карасу
- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining Easttrain
- Drive from Yining East to Khorgascar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
44h 49m$148–296
Turpan (TLQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Astana is to train and drive which costs $55 - $110 and takes 42h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Astana is to bus and fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Turpan and Astana is 1635 km. The road distance is 1892.1 km.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Turpan to Astana, including transfers.
Astana is 1h behind Turpan. It is currently 1:17 PM in Turpan and 12:17 PM in Astana.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Astana is 1892 km. It takes approximately 24h 1m to drive from Turpan to Astana.
There are 2560+ hotels available in Astana.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Astana, Kazakhstan?
Chengdu and China Southern Airlines fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Altay, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Karamay, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Turpan to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Aksu, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–460
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $8–13
- Soft Sleeper
- $19–28
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $23–29
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- 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)
- $26–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $17–24
Train from Ürümqi to Yining East
- Hard Seat
- $9–13
- Hard sleeper
- $18–25
- Soft sleeper
- $29–40
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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)
- $110–160
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $150–220
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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