Travel to Kazakhstan
Flying to Kazakhstan
Air Astana (www.airastana.com) is the national airline and runs non-stop flights from the UK to Nur-Sultan (Astana). There are no direct flights from the USA.
The major airport is: Almaty Airport.
Airport Guides
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (Astana International Airport)
CodeTSE
LocationNursultan Nazarbayev International Airport is located 16.7 km (4.2 miles) southeast of the capital city of Nur-Sultán.
Telephone+7 7172 702 999
AddressQabanbay Batyr Avenue
Nur-Sultán
Almaty International Airport
CodeALA
LocationThe airport is located 15km (9 miles) northeast of central Almaty.
Telephone+7 727 270 3333
Address2 Mailin Street
Almaty
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Flight times
To Nur-Sultan (Astana): from London - 6 hours 20 minutes; New York - 15 hours (including stopover).
Departure tax
None.
Travelling to Kazakhstan by Rail
Services run twice a week from Almaty to Urumchi in China and every other day to Moscow (journey time - 3 days). Trains also connect Moscow and Nur-Sultan (Astana) every two days. Between Tashkent and Almaty, there are trains about twice a week.
Foreign visitors should exercise caution when using trains other than the Moscow trains; violent crime against Westerners is on the increase.
Driving to Kazakhstan
Getting to Kazakhstan by boat
Main ports: Aqtau, Atyrau, Oskemen, Pavlodar and Semey. Freight is carried on the Caspian Sea to Iran and Russia.
