There are 5 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Almaty by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CID - ALA
24h 31m$462–1,602Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ALO - ALA
23h 19m$471–1,615Bus, bus to Quad City International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MLI - ALA
28h 32mDrive to Burlington Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)car
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BRL - ALA
23h 57m$479–1,628Bus, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ORD - ALA
28h 33m
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Almaty is to fly which costs $460 - $1,600 and takes 24h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Almaty is to drive and fly which takes 23h 19m and costs $470 - $1,700.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Almaty is 10500 km.
It takes approximately 24h 31m to get from Cedar Rapids to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 10h ahead of Cedar Rapids. It is currently 1:45 PM in Cedar Rapids and 11:45 PM in Almaty.
There are 3568+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Atlanta, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Atlanta, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
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