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How to get fromAnkara to Almatyby plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Ankara to Almaty by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly

    best
    1. Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ESB - ALA
    8h 18m
    $213–393

  2. Bus, train via Yekaterinburg

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus bus
    2. Take the train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vodytrain train
    3. Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus bus
    5d 13h
    $197–310

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Ankara to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    4. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    4d 17h

  4. Drive  4,997.4 km

    1. Drive from Ankara to Almatycar car 4,997.4 km
    2d 14h
    $585–845

  5. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus bus
    2. Take the train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vodytrain train
    3. Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    4. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    4d 19h
    $304–552

  6. Bus, train #3

    1. Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    3. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    5d 7h
    $320–530

  7. Bus, train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy

    1. Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskiytrain train
    3. Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train train
    5d 20h
    $310–490

Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration8h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket$140Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 3,673.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 18m

What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

AJet, Pegasus Airlines, and Uzbekistan fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.

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