There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or night 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 to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ALA - OTP
11h 31m$353–696Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
5d 7h$336–755Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldovabus
- Take the bus from Orhei to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
4d 16h$403–773Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ALA - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest
15h 34m$574–1,493Train, bus via Centralniy
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from St Petersburg, station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain
5d 7h$444–814Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Çerkezköybus
- Take the night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharestnighttrain
6d 7h$413–668
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Bucharest is to fly which costs $350 - $700 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Bucharest is to fly which takes 11h 31m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between Almaty and Bucharest is 4048 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 16h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Almaty to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 1:44 AM in Almaty and 11:44 PM in Bucharest.
There are 1027+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Bucharest, Romania?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and five other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- 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)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- 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)
- $230–330
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $320–450
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- 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)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–420
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–290
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $26–35
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldova
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106–212
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $212
- Children
- $106
Bus from St Petersburg, station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Orhei to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
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