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How to get fromBulgaria to Almatyby plane, bus, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Almaty by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly from Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane SOF - ALA
    11h 23m
    $271–601

  2. Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane SAW - ALA
    15h 35m
    $248–369

  3. Bus, train via Warsaw

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus bus
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    5. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    4d 22h
    $402–736

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    5. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 15h
    $342–758

  5. Fly from Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane VAR - ALA
    11h 1m
    $519–921

  6. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly

    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane OTP - ALA
    12h 26m
    $279–567

  7. Bus to Istanbul, fly

    1. Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane IST - ALA
    15h 16m
    $258–478

  8. Train, bus via Kalininskiy

    1. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Shumen to Chișinău Southbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 12h
    $420–806

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Poduyane to Plovdivtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Bursabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    5. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    6d 5h
    $381–652

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration10h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,312 km
  • Duration: 11h 23m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.

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