There are 6 ways to get from Türkmenbaşy to Almaty by plane, bus, car, 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 from Turkmenbashi Airport
best- Fly from Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KRW - ALA
12h 24m$166–607Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabattrain 605 / ...
- Take the train from Ashgabat to Göroglytrain 93 / ...
- Drive from Görogly to Shavatcar
- Take the train from Shavat to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Almaty 2train
2d 15h$50–83Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ashgabat Bus Terminal to Turkmenabat Bus Terminalbus
- Drive from Turkmenabat Bus Terminal to Karakul’car
- Take the bus from Karakul’ to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$89–93Train, drive via Khiva
- Take the train from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabattrain 605 / ...
- Take the train from Ashgabat to Göroglytrain 93 / ...
- Drive from Görogly to Khivacar
- Take the train from Khiva to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Almaty 2train
2d 8h$94–158Drive 2,660.8 km
- Drive from Türkmenbaşy to Almatycar 2,660.8 km
33h 14m$170–246Drive to Aktau Airport, fly
- Drive from Türkmenbaşy to Aktau Airport (SCO)car
- Fly from Aktau Airport (SCO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SCO - ALA
12h 13m$127–273
Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Türkmenbaşy to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $50 - $85 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Türkmenbaşy to Almaty is to drive and fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $120 - $280.
The distance between Türkmenbaşy and Almaty is 2063 km. The road distance is 2660.8 km.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Türkmenbaşy to Almaty, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Türkmenbaşy to Almaty is 2661 km. It takes approximately 33h 14m to drive from Türkmenbaşy to Almaty.
There are 3460+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkmenistan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Air Astana fly from Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Turkmenbashi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ashgabat, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Turkmenbashi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ashgabat, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Aktau Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Aktau Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Aktau Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Aktau Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from Aktau Airport to Almaty International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–14
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $12
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $25
Train from Ashgabat to Görogly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $11–13
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $13
Train from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–14
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $12
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $25
Train from Ashgabat to Görogly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $11–13
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $13
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Khiva to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $64–100
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $85–100
- Econom class
- $64
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $50–65
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $16–21
Train from Tashkent Central to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $50–65
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $16–21
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Shavat to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $19–21
- Coupe
- $27–29
- SV
- $49–54
- Phone
- +993 (12) 44-35-30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
Bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
- Schedules at
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
Bus from Ashgabat Bus Terminal to Turkmenabat Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
- Schedules at
- Awtomobil Ulag Hyzmaty
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Karakul’ to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
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