There are 7 ways to get from Almaty to Elista by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Elista Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Elista Airport (ESL)plane ALA - ESL
18h 31m₽14,205–56,015Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Atyrautrain
- Take the train from Atyrau to Astrakhantrain
- Take the bus from Astrakhan Bus station to Elistabus
2d 11h₽8,605–14,761Drive 3,356.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Elistacar 3,356.8 km
2d 1h₽21,719–31,371Fly to Grozny Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Grozny Airport (GRV)plane ALA - GRV
- Take the bus from Groznyy Central bus station to Elistabus
24h 59m₽25,704–50,324Fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane ALA - MRV
- Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Elistabus
15h 54m₽22,090–99,539Fly to Volgograd International Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane ALA - VOG
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elistabus
21h 46m₽64,352–215,547Train, bus via Saratov
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain 007Р
- Take the bus from Saratov to Elistabus 2858
3d 3h₽18,442–33,892
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Elista Airport (ESL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Elista is to train and bus which costs RUB 8500 - RUB 15000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Elista is to fly and bus which takes 15h 54m and costs RUB 22000 - RUB 100000.
The distance between Almaty and Elista is 2606 km. The road distance is 3356.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Elista without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 15000.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from Almaty to Elista, including transfers.
Elista is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 3:59 PM in Almaty and 1:59 PM in Elista.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Elista is 3357 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Almaty to Elista.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Elista, Russia?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Uzbekistan fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Elista Airport (ESL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Elista Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Elista Airport via Nur-Sultan, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Elista Airport via Tashkent, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–100,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–120,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–150,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽43,000–170,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–75,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–80,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–39,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–95,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–150,000
- 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
- ₽2,600–3,600
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₽2,600–3,600
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Atyrau to Astrakhan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–9,500
- 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)
- ₽4,800–7,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽6,500–9,500
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–32,000
- 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)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽22,000–32,000
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Astrakhan Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Groznyy Central bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Blagodarnyy to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- kmvavto.ru
Bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽531
- Website
- http://www.kmvavto.ru
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
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