There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or night train
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ALA - OTP
11h 16m$366–707Train, 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 Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Leușeni Borderbus
- Take the bus from Leușeni Border to Vasluibus
- Take the train from Vaslui to Bucharesttrain
4d 17hTrain, bus via Atyrau
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Atyrautrain
- Take the train from Atyrau to Volzhskytrain
- Take the bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
5d 3hFly 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
17h 19m$698–1,025Train, 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$428–768Train, 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$394–622
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 $360 - $750 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Bucharest is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs $360 - $750.
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 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Almaty to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 4:18 PM in Almaty and 1:18 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5396+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Bucharest, Romania?
Air Astana, Tarom, and four other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Varna Airport via Shimkent, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Varna Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- 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
- $210–400
- 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)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- 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)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–410
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- 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)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vaslui to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–85
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $30–45
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Atyrau to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- 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
- $21–35
- 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
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volzhsky to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- $40–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $88–175
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $175
- Children
- $88
Bus from St Petersburg, station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $88–175
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $175
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Leușeni Border
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Leușeni Border to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Leușeni Border
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- 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/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- 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
- $27
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
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