Astana to Arqalyk runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:44 and the last around 06:44. One passenger pays between €47.64 and €61.39, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 23m over 386 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 1 operator and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€47.64 to €61.39
- 228%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Astana
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.
- 06:44First departure
- 06:44Last departure
- 1Services 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 Astana to Arqalyk 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 €105.94Mon14
- about €94.39Tue15
- about €109.24Wed16
- about €115.84Thu17
- about €104.84Fri18
- about €108.69Sat19
- about €91.64Sun20
- about €70.19Mon21
- about €66.34Tue22
- about €65.24Wed23
- about €88.34Thu24
- about €65.24Fri25
- about €85.04Sat26
- about €61.39Sun27
- about €50.39Mon28
- about €53.69Tue29
- about €47.64Wed30
- about €53.14Thu1
- about €62.49Fri2
- about €66.89Sat3
- about €55.89Sun4
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 train gets you into Arqalyk. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Arqalyk for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Arqalyk with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Astana to Arqalyk
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €61.9490 days
- €48.1960 days
- €47.6445 days
- €33.3430 days
- €55.8921 days
- €61.3914 days
- €91.647 days
- €109.243 days
- €105.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €33.34.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 228 percent. The dearest point is €109.24, 3 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 Astana to Arqalyk 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
386 km
336 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
1,544,142 → 42,000
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
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 386 km against 336 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Arqalyk is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Arqalyk
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Astana to Arqalyk
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 Astana to Arqalyk?
The fastest journey from Astana to Arqalyk takes 3h 23m door to door, of which 2h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 37m, 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
The cheapest fare from Astana to Arqalyk is €47.64, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €66.89. 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
The cheapest way from Astana to Arqalyk is by train, at €61.39 for one passenger on 30 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 43m 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.
When should I book Astana to Arqalyk?
Fares from Astana to Arqalyk bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €33.34. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 228 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Astana to Arqalyk, at €61.39. 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Astana to Arqalyk, at €34.99 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
1 operators sell services from Astana to Arqalyk across 1 mode: 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
Every service we sell from Astana to Arqalyk is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 3h 23m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Astana to Arqalyk use?
Services from Astana to Arqalyk by train leave from Astana-1 station and arrive at Arkalyk station. Allow about 44m 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 Astana to Arqalyk?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Astana to Arqalyk 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.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Astana to Arqalyk on 13 September 2026: 386 km of route against 336 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €47.64, and 3h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Arqalyk is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Arqalyk and across Kazakhstan
Day trips that leave Arqalyk in the morning and cover a good part of Kazakhstan by evening.
See Arqalyk on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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The two ends, compared
Astana reaches 45 places in 17 countries on services we hold, over distances from 165 to 5,556 km. Arqalyk reaches 4 places in 1 countries, from 336 to 689 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Astana
- 45Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 17Operators
Arriving in Arqalyk
Leaving Arqalyk
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators