There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Kostroma by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Moscow Vnukovo, train
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane ALA - VKO
- Take the train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaiatrain
14h 8m₽18,685–52,479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus 407
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Ivanovo Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ivanovo Bus station to Kostroma Bus stationbus
2d 20h₽8,871–10,971Train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain 113Ц
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Kostroma Novaiatrain 001Э
3d₽16,895–31,095Drive 3,760 km
- Drive from Almaty to Kostromacar 3,760 km
45h 16m₽24,882–35,940Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ALA - SVO
- Take the train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaiatrain
14h 24m₽12,786–51,877Fly to Ivanovo Yuzhny, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Ivanovo Yuzhny (IWA)plane ALA - IWA
- Take the bus from Ivanovo Bus station to Kostroma Bus stationbus
22h 8m₽16,031–60,547Fly to Tunoshna Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Tunoshna Airport (IAR)plane ALA - IAR
- Take the train from Liutovo to Kostroma Novaiatrain
17h 27m₽15,693–61,029Fly to Kostroma
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kostroma (KMW)plane ALA - KMW
13h 13m₽14,980–58,796Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saksaultrain
- Take the train from Saksaul to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Kostroma Bus stationbus
3d 16h₽18,764–29,881
Almaty to Kostroma by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Kostroma is to bus which costs RUB 8500 - RUB 11000 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Kostroma is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Kostroma station. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Kostroma Bus station via Tashkent bus station, Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station and Ivanovo Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Almaty to Kostroma. However, there are services departing from Almaty 2 and arriving at Kostroma Novaia via Yekaterinburg-Pass. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Almaty and Kostroma is 3552 km. The road distance is 3760 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Kostroma without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 11000.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Almaty to Kostroma, including transfers.
Almaty to Kostroma bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Kostroma train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ), depart from Almaty 2 station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Kostroma is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 11000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 32000 and takes 3 days 0h, you could also fly, which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 60000 and takes 13h 13m.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kostroma, Russia?
You can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Kostroma Bus station via Tashkent bus station, Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station, and Ivanovo Bus station in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Almaty 2 to Kostroma Novaia via Yekaterinburg-Pass in around 3d.
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ivanovo Yuzhny via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ivanovo Yuzhny via Shimkent, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ivanovo Yuzhny via Tashkent, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tunoshna Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tunoshna Airport via Nur-Sultan, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–60,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–49,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–50,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–50,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–55,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–49,000
- Website
- kostroma-avia.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kostroma via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,300–1,900
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–1,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,400–3,400
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–6,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽14,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,400–4,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,700–6,500
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–1,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,400–3,400
Train from Liutovo to Kostroma Novaia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽700–2,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽700–950
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,600–2,400
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–25,000
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽13,000–19,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽19,000–25,000
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,800
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽2,300–2,600
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽3,400–3,800
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Saksaul to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–4,200
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- ₽2,600–2,900
- Coupe
- ₽3,900–4,200
- SV
- ₽7,000–8,500
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Saksaul to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–24,000
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- 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
- ₽1,100–2,000
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,827
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Ivanovo Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ivanovo Bus station to Kostroma Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ivanovo Bus station to Kostroma Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Kostroma Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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Booking & Getting There
Almaty to Kostroma bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Kostroma is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 9:29 AM in Almaty and 7:29 AM in Kostroma.
Almaty to Kostroma train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ), arrive at Yekaterinburg-Pass station.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Kostroma is 3760 km. It takes approximately 45h 16m to drive from Almaty to Kostroma.



















