There are 7 ways to get from Rostov to Almaty by train, plane, 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 Tunoshna Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Liutovotrain
- Fly from Tunoshna Airport (IAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane IAR - ALA
13h 27m$132–584Train via Saksaul’skiy
cheapest- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Moscow Belorussky Stationtrain
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Saksaultrain 318
- Take the train from Saksaul to Almaty 2train
3d 16h$97–170Train
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain 070Я / ...
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 2train 114Ц
3d 1h$206–397Drive 3,819.3 km
- Drive from Rostov to Almatycar 3,819.3 km
46h 33m$320–462Train to Moscow Vnukovo, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VKO - ALA
11h 11m$192–591Train to Domodedovo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DME - ALA
13h 14m$214–495Train to Sheremetyevo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SVO - ALA
12h$132–587
Rostov to Almaty by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rostov to Almaty is to train via Saksaul’skiy which costs $95 - $170 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Rostov to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 11h 11m and costs $190 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Rostov to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Rostov-Iaroslavskii and arriving at Almaty 2 via Yekaterinburg-Pass. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Rostov and Almaty is 3099 km. The road distance is 3819.3 km.
The best way to get from Rostov to Almaty without a car is to train which takes 3 days 1h and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Rostov to Almaty, including transfers.
Rostov to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Rostov-Iaroslavskii station.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Rostov. It is currently 1:34 PM in Rostov and 3:34 PM in Almaty.
Rostov to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Yekaterinburg-Pass station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostov to Almaty is 3819 km. It takes approximately 46h 33m to drive from Rostov to Almaty.
What companies run services between Rostov, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Almaty 2 via Yekaterinburg-Pass in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Tunoshna Airport to Almaty International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- uvtaero.ru
Flights from Tunoshna Airport to Almaty International Airport via Kazan, Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Liutovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70–100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $9–12
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $21–29
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $13–17
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $25–35
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $13–17
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $25–35
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $13–17
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $25–35
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–310
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- $11–17
- Commuter Electric Train
- $9–14
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- $11–17
- Commuter Electric Train
- $9–14
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- $11–17
- Commuter Electric Train
- $9–14
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Moscow Belorussky Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $37–64
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $37–41
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $64
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–130
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33–52
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $33–35
- Coupe
- $48–52
- SV
- $90–100
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saksaul to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–47
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $29–31
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $42–47
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