There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Baku by plane, bus, car, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane ALA - GYD
6h 49m$168–287Train, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Mangystautrain
- Drive from Mangystau to Kurykcar
- Take the carferry from Kuryk to Alatcarferry
- Drive from Alat to Bakucar
3d 15h$112–162Bus, drive, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus 407
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Karakul’bus
- Drive from Karakul’ to Turkmenabatcar
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Ashgabattrain 96 / ...
- Take the bus from Ashgabat Bus Terminal to Turkmenbashibus
- Take the carferry from Türkmenbaşy International Seaport to Alatcarferry
- Drive from Alat to Bakucar
2d 20h$121–158Drive 3,518.3 km
- Drive from Almaty to Bakucar 3,518.3 km
45h 28m$187–270
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Baku is to bus and drive and train and car ferry which costs $120 - $160 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Baku is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $160 - $290.
The distance between Almaty and Baku is 2286 km. The road distance is 3518.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Almaty to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 1h behind Almaty. It is currently 6:08 AM in Almaty and 5:08 AM in Baku.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Baku is 3518 km. It takes approximately 45h 28m to drive from Almaty to Baku.
There are 1796+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Baku, Azerbaijan?
Air Astana, Azerbaijan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Turkmenabat to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–15
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $10
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $17
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $30
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- ASCO
Car ferry from Türkmenbaşy International Seaport to Alat
- Adult passenger
- $50–60
- Car
- $200
Car ferry from Kuryk to Alat
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
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