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.
Almaty International Airport Hotels
About Almaty International Airport (ALA)
Money and duty free for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Public Holidays