There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Baykal by plane, ferry, car, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Almaty International Airport, Motor ship, drive
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane ALA - IKT
- Take the ferry from Irkutsk Raketa Pier to Listvyankaferry
- Drive from Listvyanka to Baykalcar
15h 21m₽12,577–45,813Train, taxi via Irkutsk
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Irkutsk Pastrain
- Take the taxi from Irkutsk Pas to Baykaltaxi
3d 3h₽17,421–32,000Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus stationbus 205
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Barnaul Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Barnaul to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Tuluntrain
- Take the bus from Tulun to Irkutsk Bus stationbus 608 / ...
- Take the taxi from Irkutsk Bus station to Baykaltaxi
3d 10hDrive 3,146.5 km
- Drive from Almaty to Baykalcar 3,146.5 km
2d 5h₽21,022–30,364Drive to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly, Motor ship, drive
- Drive from Almaty to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)car
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane IKU - IKT
- Take the ferry from Irkutsk Raketa Pier to Listvyankaferry
- Drive from Listvyanka to Baykalcar
19h 11m₽47,519–186,337Train, taxi
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Kedrovaia-Sibirskaiatrain
- Take the taxi from Kedrovaia-Sibirskaia to Baykaltaxi
3d 14h₽21,221–37,000
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Baykal is to train and taxi via Irkutsk which costs RUB 17000 - RUB 32000 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Baykal is to fly and Motor ship and drive which takes 15h 21m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 46000.
The distance between Almaty and Baykal is 2470 km. The road distance is 3146.5 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Baykal without a car is to train and taxi via Irkutsk which takes 3 days 3h and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 32000.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Almaty to Baykal, including transfers.
Baykal is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 4:35 AM in Almaty and 7:35 AM in Baykal.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Baykal is 3146 km. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Almaty to Baykal.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Baykal, Irkutsk, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Baykal. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Irkutsk Airport (IKT), drive to Irkutsk Raketa Pier, take the ferry to Listvyanka, then drive to Baykal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Novosibirsk-Glavny, take the train to Irkutsk Pas, then take the taxi to Baykal.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–45,000
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽43,000–180,000
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–210,000
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Osh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽46,000–190,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Krasnoyarsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–210,000
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–22,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽16,000–22,000
Train from Barnaul to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽4,700–6,500
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽6,500–9,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–22,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽16,000–22,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽17,000–24,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,100–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Tulun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽14,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,300–4,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,700–6,500
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Kedrovaia-Sibirskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–8,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽18,000–26,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,500–6,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,500
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Barnaul Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 8-950-113-5555
- Website
- avtovokzal-on-line.ru
Bus from Tulun to Irkutsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,257
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/map
- Phone
- +73952287115
- [email protected]
- Website
- vsrp.ru
Ferry from Irkutsk Raketa Pier to Listvyanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,150
- Schedules at
- vsrp.ru
Ferry from Irkutsk Raketa Pier to Listvyanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,150
- Schedules at
- vsrp.ru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–6,500
Citymobil
- Phone
- +7 3952 28-82-88
- Website
- city-mobil.ru
Maxim
- Phone
- +7 3952 500-600
- Website
- taximaxim.ru
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 3952 224-224
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
Citymobil
- Phone
- +7 3952 28-82-88
- Website
- city-mobil.ru
Maxim
- Phone
- +7 3952 500-600
- Website
- taximaxim.ru
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 3952 224-224
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
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