There are 7 ways to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan by plane, car, 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.
Fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane RUH - ALA
8h 46m$180–470Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RUH - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
14h 29m$166–411Drive 4,633.9 km
- Drive from Riyadh-Airport-RUH to Almatycar 4,633.9 km
2d 10h$297–428Fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane RUH - CIT
8h 38m$214–592Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RUH - NQZ
9h 15m$278–706Fly to Aktobe International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane RUH - AKX
11h 10m$248–698Fly to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane RUH - GUW
7h 34m$204–607
Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan is to fly and train which costs $160 - $420 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Riyadh Airport (RUH) and Kazakhstan is 3444 km. The road distance is 4633.9 km.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan is 4634 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Kazakhstan.
There are 3425+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan?
Etihad, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, and 11 other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Doha, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Doha, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Tbilisi, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–8
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