There are 3 ways to get from Glasgow to Almaty by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
14h 11m$360–663Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
14h 37m$225–806Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MAN - ALA
16h 57m$361–660
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $360 - $700 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to bus and fly which takes 14h 11m and costs $360 - $700.
The distance between Glasgow and Almaty is 5689 km.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Glasgow to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 5h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:25 PM in Glasgow and 6:25 PM in Almaty.
There are 3599+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
British Airways, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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