There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Almaty by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SFO - ALA
23h 32m$320–1,112Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SJC - ALA
26h 21m$442–1,414Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane OAK - ALA
25h 31m$436–1,508Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SMF - ALA
28h 41m$457–1,580Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MRY - ALA
30h 15m$518–1,585Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane STS - ALA
26h 50m$385–1,060
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Almaty is to shuttle and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 26h 50m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Almaty is to fly which takes 23h 32m and costs $320 - $1,200.
The distance between San Francisco and Almaty is 10839 km.
It takes approximately 23h 32m to get from San Francisco to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 12h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:02 AM in San Francisco and 1:02 PM in Almaty.
There are 3525+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Las Vegas, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Los Angeles, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Los Angeles, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Los Angeles, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Almaty International Airport via Los Angeles, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Los Angeles, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Las Vegas, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Almaty International Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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