There are 8 ways to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LED - ALA
5h 30m$150–600Train via Saksaul’skiy
cheapest- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Ulianovsk Centrtrain
- Take the train from Ulyanovsk-Centr. to Saksaultrain
- Take the train from Saksaul to Almaty 2train
4d 13h$98–182Train
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kamensk-Uralskiitrain 145А
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train 114Ц
3d 10h$248–483Bus, train
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
3d 11h$101–194Drive 4,524.1 km
- Drive from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almatycar 4,524.1 km
2d 4h$371–536Fly to Issyk-Kul International Airport, drive
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane LED - IKU
- Drive from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Almatycar
13h 43m$261–939Fly to Taldy Kurgan, taxi, train
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Taldy Kurgan (TDK)plane LED - TDK
- Take the taxi from Taldy Kurgan (TDK) to Ushtobetaxi
- Take the train from Ushtobe to Almaty 2train
21h 45m$311–1,028Train via Kazan’
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain 133А
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train 114Ц
3d 12h$272–537
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty is to train via Saksaul’skiy which costs $95 - $190 and takes 4 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Moskovskaya and arriving at Almaty 2 via Spasskaya, Ladozhsky Railway Terminal and Kamensk-Uralskii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Pulkovo Airport (LED) and Almaty is 3622 km. The road distance is 4524.1 km.
The best way to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty without a car is to train which takes 3 days 10h and costs $240 - $490.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty, including transfers.
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal station.
The best way to get from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $150 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $240 - $490 and takes 3 days 10h.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Pulkovo Airport (LED). It is currently 12:50 AM in Pulkovo Airport (LED) and 2:50 AM in Almaty.
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Kamensk-Uralskii station.
What companies run services between Pulkovo Airport (LED), Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, SCAT, and Uzbekistan fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Аэропорт "Пулково 1", Посадка to Almaty 2 via Авиационная Ул., Moskovskaya, Sennaya Ploshchad, Spasskaya, Ladozhskaya, Ladozhsky Railway Terminal, and Kamensk-Uralskii in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyqazaq.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Taldy Kurgan via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Taldy Kurgan via Minsk, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–380
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–130
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $130–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–60
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Ulianovsk Centr
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $180–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $250–350
Train from Ushtobe to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $60–90
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $85–120
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–330
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $320–450
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–32
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $22–24
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $27–32
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Ulyanovsk-Centr. to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–38
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $24–26
- Coupe
- $35–38
- SV
- $65–75
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saksaul to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- 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)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $22–35
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $25–30
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