There are 4 ways to get from Baku to Almaty by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GYD - ALA
6h 19m$160–291Drive, car ferry, train
cheapest- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the carferry from Alat to Kurykcarferry
- Drive from Kuryk to Mangystaucar
- Take the train from Mangystau to Almaty 2train
3d 16h$112–162Drive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the carferry from Alat to Türkmenbaşy International Seaportcarferry
- Take the bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ashgabat to Turkmenabattrain 95 / ...
- Drive from Turkmenabat to Karakul’car
- Take the bus from Karakul’ to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$134–162Drive 3,524.7 km
- Drive from Baku to Almatycar 3,524.7 km
45h 18m$188–271
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baku to Almaty is to drive and car ferry and train which costs $110 - $170 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Baku to Almaty is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $160 - $300.
The distance between Baku and Almaty is 2284 km. The road distance is 3524.7 km.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Baku to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h ahead of Baku. It is currently 3:02 PM in Baku and 4:02 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Baku to Almaty is 3525 km. It takes approximately 45h 18m to drive from Baku to Almaty.
There are 3389+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Baku, Azerbaijan and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana and Azerbaijan Airlines fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Ashgabat to Turkmenabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–15
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $10
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $17
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $30
- Phone
- +993 (12) 44-35-30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
Bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
- Schedules at
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- ASCO
Car ferry from Alat to Türkmenbaşy International Seaport
- Adult passenger
- $50–60
- Car
- $200
Car ferry from Alat to Kuryk
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
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