On April 21, 2026, Astana Airlines of Kazakhstan officially announced its plan to add a direct flight route from Guangzhou to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, starting from June 3, 2026, with 2 flights per week. The new route is scheduled to operate every Wednesday and Friday, with the new generation Airbus A321LR aircraft responsible for flight missions.

Among them, the KC8218 flight from Guangzhou to Astana will depart from Guangzhou CAN at 05:45 local time every Wednesday and Friday, and arrive at Astana Nursultan-NQZ at 10:10, with a total flight time of about 7 hours and 25 minutes; The KC8217 flight from Astana to Guangzhou departs from Astana Nursultan NQZ at 18:45 local time every Tuesday and Thursday, and arrives at CAN at 04:30 the next day. The flight time is about 6 hours and 45 minutes, all of which are local time.

It is reported that from March 31, 2025, Astana Airlines has taken the lead in opening a direct flight route from Guangzhou to Almaty. Currently, the route operates 4 flights per week and will be adjusted to 5 flights per week from June 8. After the smooth opening of the Guangzhou Astana route, Astana Airlines will operate two direct flights from Guangzhou to Kazakhstan simultaneously. Keywords: Guangzhou, Astana Airlines, direct flight routes

As the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana is not only the political core of the country, but also an important cultural, economic, and transportation hub. The opening of this new route will effectively strengthen commercial exchanges, tourism exchanges, and cultural connections between Kazakhstan and China. Passengers departing from Guangzhou can conveniently transit through Astana to various destinations within Kazakhstan, as well as Central Asia, and multiple destinations in Europe such as Frankfurt, Istanbul, and Larnaca.Editor/Gong Ziwei