There are 11 ways to get from Almaty to Russia by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ALA - SVO
8h 44m₽12,033–48,206Train via Kurgan
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Kurgantrain
- Take the train from Kurgan to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
2d 14h₽7,750–35,410Bus
- 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 Moscow Kotelniki Bus Stationbus
2d 18h₽8,423–10,188Drive 3,842.2 km
- Drive from Almaty to Moscowcar 3,842.2 km
46h 17m₽25,888–37,393Fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane ALA - VKO
8h 36m₽17,703–47,295Fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane ALA - GOJ
10h 43m₽13,209–51,993Fly to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane ALA - LED
9h 2m₽13,571–52,995Fly to Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane ALA - DME
10h 47m₽12,856–50,532Fly to Zhukovsky International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA)plane ALA - ZIA
11h 57m₽13,208–51,646Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain 007Р
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
3d 6h₽21,161–38,797Train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Turksibtrain 077Т / ...
- Take the train from Turksib to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain 317
3d 7h₽20,814–42,980
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Russia is to bus which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 11000 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Russia is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 48000.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Russia. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Метро «Китай-город» via Tashkent bus station, Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station and Метро «Рязанский проспект». The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Almaty to Russia. However, there are services departing from Almaty 2 and arriving at Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Petropavlovsk, Kurgan and Komsomolskaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Almaty and Russia is 3165 km. The road distance is 3842.2 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Russia without a car is to train via Kurgan which takes 2 days 14h and costs RUB 7500 - RUB 36000.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Almaty to Russia, including transfers.
Almaty to Russia bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Russia train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Almaty 2 station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Russia is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 49000. Alternatively, you can train via Kurgan, which costs RUB 7500 - RUB 36000 and takes 2 days 14h, you could also bus, which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 11000 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Russia?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines flies from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Almaty 2 to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Petropavlovsk, Kurgan, Kazansky Railway Terminal, and Komsomolskaya in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
- 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 Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–55,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–50,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–70,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–47,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–48,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–50,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–70,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–70,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–55,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–39,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–55,000
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–60,000
- Website
- meraj.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–50,000
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ₽4,800–7,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽3,800–5,500
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₽2,000–2,800
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽2,800–3,700
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽1,800–2,600
Train from Almaty 2 to Turksib
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,200
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽900–1,200
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽750–1,100
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–24,000
- 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)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽17,000–24,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–36,000
- 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)
- ₽18,000–26,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽26,000–36,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Turksib
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–11,000
- 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)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Petropavlovsk to Kurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–3,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,100–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,100–3,000
Train from Kurgan to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Turksib to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–32,000
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,923
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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More Questions & Answers
Almaty to Russia bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Almaty to Russia train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Petropavlovsk station.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Russia is 3842 km. It takes approximately 46h 17m to drive from Almaty to Russia.
















