There are 10 ways to get from Almaty to Arkaim by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Magnitogorsk International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF)ALA - MQF
- Take the taxi from Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) to Arkaim
16h 35m₽15,436–57,123Train, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kostanay
- Take the bus from Kostanay Bus station to Magnitogorsk Bus station828
- Take the train from Magnitogorsk Pass to Almuhamedovo
- Take the taxi from Almuhamedovo to Arkaim
2d 5h₽5,077–8,531Train, taxi via Astana
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Gogino
- Take the taxi from Gogino to Arkaim
44h 5m₽11,139–35,462Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus station205
- Take the bus from Astana Saparzhai Bus station to Kurgan123
- Take the bus from Kurgan to Kostanay Bus station
- Take the bus from Kostanay Bus station to Magnitogorsk Bus station828
- Take the taxi from Magnitogorsk Bus station to Arkaim
2d 2hDrive 2,178.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Arkaim2,178.8 km
25h 43m₽14,098–20,363Fly to Kostanay Airport, bus, train, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kostanay Airport (KSN)ALA - KSN
- Take the bus from Kostanay Bus station to Magnitogorsk Bus station
- Take the train from Magnitogorsk Pass to Almuhamedovo
- Take the taxi from Almuhamedovo to Arkaim
16h 12m₽10,569–22,547Fly to Chelyabinsk Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)ALA - CEK
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Gogino
- Take the taxi from Gogino to Arkaim
19h 31m₽11,867–44,831Fly to Ufa International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Ufa International Airport (UFA)ALA - UFA
- Take the train from Ufa to Sibai
- Take the taxi from Sibai to Arkaim
23h 42m₽22,217–75,484Fly to Orenburg, taxi, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Orenburg (REN)ALA - REN
- Take the taxi from Orenburg (REN) to Sakmarskaia
- Take the train from Sakmarskaia to Bredy
- Take the taxi from Bredy to Arkaim
23h 14m₽13,838–49,809Train, taxi
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Bredy
- Take the taxi from Bredy to Arkaim
2d 9h₽15,571–29,064
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Arkaim is to train and bus and taxi which costs RUB 5000 - RUB 9000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Arkaim is to fly and bus and train and taxi which takes 16h 12m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 23000.
The distance between Almaty and Arkaim is 1897 km. The road distance is 2178.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Arkaim without a car is to train and taxi via Astana which takes 44h 5m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 36000.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Almaty to Arkaim, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Arkaim is 2179 km. It takes approximately 25h 43m to drive from Almaty to Arkaim.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Arkaim, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Arkaim. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF), then take the taxi to Arkaim. Alternatively, you can take the train to Astana Nurly Zhol, take the train to Chelyabinsk-Glavny, take the train to Gogino, then take the taxi to Arkaim.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Magnitogorsk International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Krasnoyarsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–50,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ufa International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Orenburg via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kostanay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–38,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–41,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ufa International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–75,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Orenburg via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–45,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kostanay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–18,000
- Website
- pegasfly.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ufa International Airport via Kazan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Orenburg via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
- Website
- flyqazaq.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kostanay Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–39,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–42,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ufa International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–40,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ufa International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,800
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ₽3,300–4,600
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽2,500–3,500
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₽1,200–1,800
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–17,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽11,000–17,000
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–15,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽10,000–15,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–25,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Gogino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–2,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,200–3,000
Train from Magnitogorsk Pass to Almuhamedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽800–2,200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽3,900–5,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽800–1,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,600–2,200
Train from Ufa to Sibai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–3,300
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,600–2,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,400–3,300
Train from Sakmarskaia to Bredy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,700–2,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,500–3,500
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Bredy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,800–2,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kostanay
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–3,700
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽2,800–3,700
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽1,800–2,600
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Astana Saparzhai Bus station to Kurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kurgan to Kostanay Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 7142 932 828
- Website
- sayahat-kst.kz
Bus from Kostanay Bus station to Magnitogorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,487
- Schedules at
- sayahat-kst.kz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Estimated price
- ₽650–1,400
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 (3519) 33 00 33
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 (3519) 33 00 33
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
Taxi GOST
- Phone
- +7 3532 56-56-56
- Website
- gost56.ru
Taxi Favorit Orenburg
- Phone
- +7 3532 9-00000
- Website
- orenfavorit.ru
Taxi Beloe
- Phone
- +7 3532 44 0000
- Website
- taxibeloe.ru
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