There are 3 ways to get from Glasgow to Almaty by bus, plane, or train
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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$370–713Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
14h 2m$315–806Train, 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 51m$433–733
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $430 - $750 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Almaty is to fly which takes 14h 2m and costs $310 - $850.
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 3:00 AM in Glasgow and 7:00 AM in Almaty.
There are 3669+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
British Airways, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
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