There are 7 ways to get from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane RUH - ALA
11h 2m$142–394Drive 4,647.1 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Almatycar 4,647.1 km
2d 10h$260–375Fly Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane RUH - CIT
12h 4m$164–447Fly Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RUH - NQZ
12h 51m$223–605Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DOH - ALA
11h 41m$353–527Fly Riyadh to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane RUH - GUW
11h 6m$184–608Fly Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RUH - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
18h$148–363
Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan is to fly and train which costs $140 - $370 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs $140 - $400.
The distance between Riyadh and Kazakhstan is 3486 km. The road distance is 4647.1 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Kazakhstan is 4647 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Riyadh to Kazakhstan.
There are 3599+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan?
Qatar Airways, Etihad, and nine other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Kuwait, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Kuwait, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Kuwait, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–15
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–8
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