There are 6 ways to get from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Krasnodar, fly
best- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KRR - ALA
15h 38m$172–503Train to Sochi International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Sochi Airporttrain
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane AER - ALA
17h 32m$168–481Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kalach-na-Donubus
- Take the bus from Prudboy to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Beineutrain 320
- Take the train from Beineu to Almaty 2train
3d 9hBus, train via Yekaterinburg
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirovbus
- Take the train from Kirov 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 17h$202–370Drive 3,842.1 km
- Drive from Rostov-on-Don to Almatycar 3,842.1 km
2d 5h$315–455Train
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Passtrain 340С
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train 008Ж
3d 12h$256–503
Rostov-on-Don to Almaty by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $160 - $490 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 15h 38m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Rostov Gl and arriving at Almaty 2 via Saratov 1 Pass. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Rostov-on-Don and Almaty is 3307 km. The road distance is 3842.1 km.
The best way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty, including transfers.
Rostov-on-Don to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Rostov Gl station.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Rostov-on-Don. It is currently 11:34 PM in Rostov-on-Don and 1:34 AM in Almaty.
Rostov-on-Don to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Saratov 1 Pass station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostov-on-Don to Almaty is 3842 km. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Rostov-on-Don to Almaty.
What companies run services between Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Rostov Gl to Almaty 2 via Saratov 1 Pass in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Kazan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $14–19
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $26–40
Train from Kirov to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $140–200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $12–18
- Commuter Electric Train
- $11–17
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Sochi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $18–25
- Commuter Electric Train
- $22–35
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–64
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $37–41
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $64
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–140
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $10–12
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $9–12
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–38
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $32–38
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Beineu to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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)
- $45–65
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–45
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- 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)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $320–440
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kalach-na-Donu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- +7 (8442) 37‑37-90
- Website
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
Bus from Prudboy to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96–191
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $191
- Children
- $96
- 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
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