Places in Kazakhstan

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.

Flight times:

To Nur-Sultan (Astana): from London - 6 hours 20 minutes; New York - 15 hours (including stopover).

Departure tax:

None.

Airport guides

Airport Code: ALA. Location: The airport is located 15km (9 miles) northeast of central Almaty. Money: ATMs are available within the terminal, and there is a bureau de change service for passengers... Read more

Other airports in Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (Astana International Airport)

Airport Code: TSE. Location: Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport is located 16.7 km (4.2 miles) southeast of the capital... Website: http://nn-airport.kz. Public transport description: Taxis are available.

Travel 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.

Getting to Kazakhstan by boat

Main ports: Aqtau, Atyrau, Oskemen, Pavlodar and Semey. Freight is carried on the Caspian Sea to Iran and Russia.




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