There are 8 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 42m$142–384Fly Riyadh 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
17h 40m$128–373Drive 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
11h 19m$184–607Fly Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RUH - NQZ
12h 51m$313–495Fly Riyadh to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane RUH - GUW
14h 16m$204–858Fly Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane RUH - AKX
20h 46m$195–609Drive 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
12h 56m$353–517
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 $120 - $380 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 11h 19m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Riyadh and Kazakhstan is 3486 km. The road distance is 4647.1 km.
It takes approximately 11h 42m 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 3510+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan?
Air Arabia, Etihad, and six other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dammam, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dammam, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sharjah, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- 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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