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How to get fromSwitzerland to Almatyby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Switzerland to Almaty by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane MXP - ALA
    11h 15m
    $277–468

  2. Fly from Geneva International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane GVA - ALA
    12h 18m
    $248–818

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International 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
    4d 18h
    $527–971

  4. Drive  6,364.2 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Almatycar car 6,364.2 km
    3d
    $1,283–1,854

  5. Fly from Zurich Airport

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ZRH - ALA
    11h 51m
    $305–657

  6. Fly from Basel

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane BSL - ALA
    12h 28m
    $384–755

  7. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LIN - ALA
    14h 6m
    $438–612

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane FRA - ALA
    13h 16m
    $320–754

Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration9h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,346 km
  • Duration: 11h 15m

What companies run services between Switzerland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

Lufthansa, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.

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