There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Almaty by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
14h 26m$373–701Train, train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NCL - ALA
16h 32m$341–906Train, 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 56m$361–719Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
14h 36m$345–446
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to fly which costs $340 - $450 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 14h 26m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Glasgow and Almaty is 5707 km.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Glasgow to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 5h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 4:29 AM in Glasgow and 9:29 AM in Almaty.
There are 3364+ 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- 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
- 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 Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
- 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
- $220–850
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
- $220–850
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- 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
- 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)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- 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 20m
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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