There are 7 ways to get from Almaty to Nalchik by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Grozny Airport, bus
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Grozny Airport (GRV)plane ALA - GRV
- Take the bus from Groznyy Zapadny bus station to Nalchik Bus stationbus
17h 1m₽29,896–72,149Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus 407
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Nalchik Bus stationbus
3d 19h₽8,294–9,521Train, bus via Beyneu
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Beineutrain
- Take the train from Beineu to Volgograd-1train 319
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Nalchik Bus stationbus
3d 16hDrive 3,633.7 km
- Drive from Almaty to Nalchikcar 3,633.7 km
2d 6h₽22,819–32,961Fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane ALA - MRV
- Take the bus from Mineral'nye Vody to Nalchik Bus stationbus
10h 32m₽20,366–100,023Fly to Tbilisi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane ALA - TBS
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Nalchik Bus stationbus
14h 56mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Mineralnye Vodytrain
- Take the bus from Mineral'nye Vody to Nalchik Bus stationbus
3d 19h₽20,838–39,283
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Grozny Airport (GRV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Nalchik is to bus which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 9500 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Nalchik is to fly and bus which takes 10h 32m and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 100000.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Nalchik station. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Nalchik Bus station via Tashkent bus station and Krasnodar-1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Almaty and Nalchik is 2744 km. The road distance is 3633.7 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Nalchik without a car is to train and bus via Beyneu which takes 3 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Almaty to Nalchik, including transfers.
Almaty to Nalchik bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Nalchik bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Nalchik is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 5:04 PM in Almaty and 3:04 PM in Nalchik.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Nalchik is 3634 km. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Almaty to Nalchik.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Nalchik, Russia?
You can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Nalchik Bus station via Tashkent bus station and Krasnodar-1 Bus station in around 3d 19h.
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–75,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–80,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–120,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–23,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–31,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–110,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Grozny Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽40,000–120,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–90,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–4,500
- 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)
- ₽3,500–4,500
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽2,200–3,100
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Beineu to Volgograd-1
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- 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
- ₽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)
- ₽23,000–32,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,600–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,600–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,500–6,500
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Groznyy Zapadny bus station to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,200
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
Bus from Mineral'nye Vody to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽410–600
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽460–650
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Mineral'nye Vody to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Nalchik Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,758
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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