There are 9 ways to get from Laos to Almaty by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport
best- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LPQ - ALA
11h 56m$212–603Train, drive via Zhengzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 23h$178–410Train, drive
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 5h$322–516Drive 5,215.8 km
- Drive from Vientiane to Almatycar 5,215.8 km
2d 19h$935–1,350Fly from Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VTE - ALA
12h 34m$411–601Drive, bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly
- Drive from Xam Nua to Mộc Châucar
- Take the bus from Mộc Châu to Thanh Xuanbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HAN - ALA
16h 26m$347–518Bus to Udon Thani International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Udon Kaew office, Nong Khai to Udon Thani Airportbus
- Fly from Udon Thani International Airport (UTH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane UTH - ALA
13h 42m$271–615Bus to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pakse to Ubon Ratchathanibus
- Fly from Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane UBP - ALA
16h 29m$273–583Train, drive via Lanzhou
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 21h$201–392
Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Laos to Almaty is to train and drive via Zhengzhou which costs $170 - $410 and takes 3 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Laos to Almaty is to fly which takes 11h 56m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Laos and Almaty is 3523 km. The road distance is 5215.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Laos to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h behind Laos. It is currently 9:23 AM in Laos and 7:23 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Laos to Almaty is 5216 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Laos to Almaty.
There are 3588+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Laos and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, and four other airlines fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–440
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Kunming South to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- $280–310
- Business Class Seat
- $410–600
Train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–95
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Chongqing West to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $15–22
- Hard Sleeper
- $30–33
- Soft Sleeper
- $45–65
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Kunming to Zhengzhou
- Hard Seat
- $29–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $90–130
Train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Bus from Mộc Châu to Thanh Xuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- Phone
- +856 31 214 842
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Pakse to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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