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There are 7 ways to get from Moscow to Balqash by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane plane SVO - KGF
    2. Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Balhash 2train train
    16h 45m
    $175–689

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kyzylordatrain train 318
    2. Take the train from Kyzylorda to Sary-Shagantrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sary-Shagan to Balhashbus bus 205 / ...
    3d 9h
    $65–108

  3. Train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy

    1. Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Kamensk-Uralskiitrain train
    2. Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Akadyrtrain train
    3. Take the train from Akadyr to Balhash 2train train
    2d 16h
    $171–326

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirovbus bus
    2. Take the train from Kirov to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Balhashbus bus
    2d 16h

  5. Drive 3,233.4 km

    1. Drive from Moscow to Balqashcar car 3,233.4 km
    40h 40m
    $265–383

  6. Fly to Almaty International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane SVO - ALA
    2. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Sary-Shagantrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sary-Shagan to Balhashbus bus
    19h 59m
    $150–702

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain train 084Й
    2. Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Balhash 2train train 122Ц / ...
    2d 23h
    $210–382

Moscow to Balqash by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration2d 23hAverage Duration
Ticket$210Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,002.8 km
  • Duration: 16h 45m

What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Balqash, Kazakhstan?

You can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Balhash 2 via Cherkizovskaya, Moscow Vostochny Station, Kamensk-Uralskii, and Akadyr in around 2d 16h.

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