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How to get fromSofia to Almatyby plane, bus, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Almaty by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane SOF - ALA
    11h 2m
    $270–600

  2. Bus, train via Kalininskiy

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain train
    4. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 15h
    $439–838

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    5. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 15h
    $342–758

  4. Train, bus via Tbilisi

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2. Take the train from Halkali to Arifiyetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Adapazarı to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    6. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 16h

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Halkalı Marmaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    6. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    6d 7h
    $380–706

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration10h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$154Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 4,309.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 2m

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.

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