There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, 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
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ALA - OTP
12h 23m$192–524Train, 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$360–680Train, 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 5h$405–722Train, bus #2
- 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$298–664Train, bus, Metro, 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 Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Take the train from Istanbul Airport to Halkalitrain
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
6d 5h$361–580
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Bucharest is to fly which costs $190 - $550 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Bucharest is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Almaty and Bucharest is 4047 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 $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Almaty to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 3:43 PM in Almaty and 12:43 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5319+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Bucharest, Romania?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and LOT fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–380
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–360
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
- 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
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Istanbul Airport to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $11–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
- 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 Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- 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
- $98–196
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $196
- Children
- $98
Bus from St Petersburg, station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–169
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $169
- Children
- $85
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
- $19–35
- 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
- $98
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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