The airport is connected to the city centre, bus and train stations by public bus lines.
There are also car rental services and, of course, countless taxis available in the terminal.
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City buses
There are public transport bus stops in front of Terminal 2. There are 2 regular lines and 1 express line to the airport with a higher fare.
- Route 10 - via Astana city centre (Khan Satyr shopping centre and Baiterek Square) goes to Astana-1 railway station
- Ticket price - 180 kzt in cash / 90 kzt via transport card
- Travel time - about 45 minutes to Baiterek Square and about 70 minutes to the train station
- Frequency - 7 to 12 minutes
- Last bus from the airport - 22:24
- First bus to the airport - 5:50 from the train station
- Route 12 - via central Baiterek Square goes to Astana-1 railway station via a slightly different route than line 10
- Ticket price - 180 kzt in cash / 90 kzt via transport card
- Travel time - approx. 45 minutes to Baiterek Square and approx. 70 minutes to the train station
- Frequency - 15 to 20 minutes
- Last bus from the airport - 22:30
- First bus to the airport - 6:40 from the train station
- Express route 100 - more comfortable buses take a fast route through the city centre to the new Astana-Nurly Zhol station in the east of the city
- Ticket price - 250 kzt (can be paid in cash only)
- Travel time - about 30 minutes to Baiterek Square and about 50 minutes to the train station
- Frequency - 15 to 20 minutes
- Last bus from the airport - 22:43
- First bus to the airport - 7:55 from the train station
For information about the route of the lines and frequency, please visit the airport website: nn-airport.kz/bus. Online location of buses of lines 10 and 12 can be monitored on the website: 2gis.kz/astana. Line 100 is not displayed.
How to buy tickets?
You have to buy cheaper fares on lines 10 and 12 and other connections around the city using a transport card or QR-code.
You can buy the cards from the machines at the following locations: transcard.kz. There are no machines at the airport, so you can only use this method of paying fares when travelling from the city centre.
You can also buy cheaper fares at 90 kzt via the CTS mobile app (Google Play / App Store), but it is only available in Kazakh and Russian.
The more expensive cash tickets for 180 kzt can be purchased from the driver, and for line 100, tickets for 250 kzt can only be purchased from the driver.
Taxi
There are always a large number of taxis waiting at the airport and the price on the way to the centre is around 4 500 kzt.
Astana also has a mobile app Yandex Taxi, through which you can go to the centre from about 2 600 kzt.
Car rental
There are several car rental companies operating in the terminal (such as Avis). If you want to go to the countryside, renting a car is definitely the best and most flexible option.
Prices for a week's rental start at around 450 eur.
