There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane ALA - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
12h 53m¥31,415–85,923Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kobe (UKB)plane ALA - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
12h 15mFly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ALA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
12h 37mFly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane ALA - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
15h 47m¥32,855–92,375Fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane ALA - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Fukuyama Stationbus
- Take the train from Fukuyama to Kyototrain
15h 7m
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Kyoto is to fly and train which costs ¥31000 - ¥90000 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 12h 53m and costs ¥31000 - ¥90000.
The distance between Almaty and Kyoto is 5144 km.
It takes approximately 12h 53m to get from Almaty to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 4h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 4:55 AM in Almaty and 8:55 AM in Kyoto.
There are 3631+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Kyoto. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Kobe (UKB), walk to Kobe Airport, take the train to Sannomiya(Port Liner), walk to Sannomiya(Subway), take the subway to Shin-Kobe Station, walk to Shin Kobe, then take the train to Kyoto.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–120,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–130,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Incheon, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–140,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–90,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–95,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–130,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–140,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–90,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–110,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Incheon, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–85,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–120,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–130,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Fukuyama to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
- Phone
- 084-953-5391
- Website
- chugokubus.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Fukuyama Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400
- Schedules at
- hij.airport.jp
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