Almaty to Astana runs about 40 times a day, with the first departure around 06:19 and the last around 20:49. One passenger pays between €85.10 and €123.54, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 50m over 995 km, on services run by 6 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€85.10 to €123.54
- 157%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Almaty
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:19First departure
- 20:49Last departure
- 40Services per day
- 100%Run direct
ҚТЖ runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Almaty to Astana on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €176.55Mon14
- about €148.82Tue15
- about €157.08Wed16
- about €163.57Thu17
- about €149.41Fri18
- about €160.62Sat19
- about €147.05Sun20
- about €101.62Mon21
- about €99.26Tue22
- about €109.29Wed23
- about €135.25Thu24
- about €121.09Fri25
- about €124.63Sat26
- about €118.14Sun27
- about €87.46Mon28
- about €85.10Tue29
- about €90.41Wed30
- about €103.98Thu1
- about €96.31Fri2
- about €99.26Sat3
- about €92.18Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Astana. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Astana for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Astana-1 station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Almaty to Astana
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €109.8890 days
- €86.8760 days
- €75.6645 days
- €68.5830 days
- €92.1821 days
- €118.1414 days
- €147.057 days
- €157.083 days
- €176.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €68.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 157 percent. The dearest point is €176.55, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Almaty to Astana and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
995 km
973 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,977,011 → 1,544,142
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
2/4
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 995 km against 973 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Astana-1 station
Most of the points near Astana-1 station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Almaty to Astana
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Almaty to Astana?
The fastest journey from Almaty to Astana takes 4h 50m door to door, of which 1h 41m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Almaty to Astana?
The cheapest fare from Almaty to Astana is €85.10, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €147.64. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Almaty to Astana?
The cheapest way from Almaty to Astana is by flight, at €99.26 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 51m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Almaty to Astana?
The fastest way from Almaty to Astana is by flight, at 4h 51m door to door. Only 1h 41m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €99.26.
When should I book Almaty to Astana?
Fares from Almaty to Astana bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €68.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 157 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Almaty to Astana?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Almaty to Astana, at €99.26. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Almaty to Astana?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Almaty to Astana, at €67.99 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Almaty to Astana?
6 operators sell services from Almaty to Astana across 2 modes: Air Astana, FlyArystan, Lufthansa, Qazaq Air, Scat Air, ҚТЖ. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Almaty to Astana?
Every service we sell from Almaty to Astana is direct, with around 52 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 50m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Almaty to Astana produce?
Travelling from Almaty to Astana by train produces about 32.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 246.5 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Almaty to Astana use?
Services from Almaty to Astana by flight leave from Almaty ALA and arrive at Astana NQZ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Almaty to Astana?
1 of the 6 operators we sell from Almaty to Astana allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Almaty to Astana on 13 September 2026: 995 km of route against 973 km in a straight line, 52 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €85.10, and 4h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Astana is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Astana and across Kazakhstan
Day trips that leave Astana in the morning and cover a good part of Kazakhstan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Almaty reaches 84 places in 35 countries on services we hold, over distances from 69 to 5,599 km. Astana reaches 45 places in 17 countries, from 165 to 5,556 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Almaty
- 84Places you can leave for
- 35Countries
- 41Operators
Arriving in Astana
Leaving Astana
- 45Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 17Operators