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
12h 12m$192–554Fly 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
18h 5m$189–463Drive 4,654 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Almatycar 4,654 km
2d 10h$298–430Fly Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane RUH - CIT
12h 4m$244–707Fly Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RUH - NQZ
12h 41m$303–805Fly Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane RUH - AKX
14h 36m$265–759Fly Riyadh to Atyrau Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane RUH - GUW
11h 1m$214–658Drive 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 51m$353–537
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 $180 - $470 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Riyadh and Kazakhstan is 3486 km. The road distance is 4654 km.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Riyadh to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Kazakhstan is 4654 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Riyadh to Kazakhstan.
There are 3460+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Riyadh, 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
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Manama, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Riyadh to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- 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
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Tbilisi, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Shymkent International Airport via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Hamad International Airport, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Almaty International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Riyadh to Tashkent International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–450
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Aktobe International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- 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)
- $22–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–16
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–8
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