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

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There are 10 ways to get from Turkey to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ESB - ALA
    8h 18m
    $193–333

  2. Fly from Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane IST - ALA
    8h 47m
    $192–442

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHTtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    5. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d

  4. Drive  5,350.2 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Almatycar car 5,350.2 km
    2d 17h
    $626–905

  5. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane SAW - ALA
    9h 2m
    $212–442

  6. Fly from Antalya Airport

    1. Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane AYT - ALA
    8h 34m
    $241–431

  7. Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ADB - ALA
    9h 26m
    $211–431

  8. Bus, train via Tbilisi

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    4. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 3h

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    4. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    5d 17h
    $328–556

  10. Bus, train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy

    1. Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskiytrain train
    4. Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train train
    6d 7h
    $318–516

Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration8hAverage Duration
Ticket$131Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,673.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 18m

What companies run services between Turkey and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.

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