There are 4 ways to get from Skopje to Almaty by plane, bus, 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
best- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SKP - ALA
9h 11m$260–541Bus, train via Tbilisi
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 16hBus, train
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Mineralnye Vody Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 20h$361–588Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train
6d 10h$367–609
Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Skopje to Almaty is to fly which costs $260 - $550 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Skopje to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $260 - $550.
The distance between Skopje and Almaty is 4484 km.
The best way to get from Skopje to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Tbilisi which takes 5 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Skopje to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Skopje. It is currently 4:45 PM in Skopje and 7:45 PM in Almaty.
There are 3475+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Skopje, North Macedonia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–360
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–95
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $65–95
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $13–19
Bus from Plovdiv to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–46
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $30–45
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Mineralnye Vody Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Mineralnye Vody to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
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