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 16m$390–619Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
13h 37m$325–856Train, 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 43m$442–651
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to bus and fly which costs $390 - $650 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs $320 - $900.
The distance between Glasgow and Almaty is 5689 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Glasgow to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 4:51 PM in Glasgow and 8:51 PM in Almaty.
There are 3603+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
British Airways, Air Astana, and two 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 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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