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

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There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Almaty by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane BHX - ALA
    15h 19m
    $267–902

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane BRS - ALA
    16h 6m
    $220–842

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bălțibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Balti 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
    6d 21h
    $520–963

  4. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LHR - ALA
    13h 4m
    $506–990

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LGW - ALA
    16h 10m
    $331–814

  6. Fly from Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane CWL - ALA
    14h 26m
    $278–910

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration11h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket$206Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,860.6 km
  • Duration: 15h 19m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

TUI Airways, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.

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