There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Samara by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)ALA - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
12h 10m₽46,324–141,822Train via Kandyagash
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Kandagach027Т / ...
- Take the train from Kandagach to Samara317
2d 2h₽3,408–25,234Bus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station407
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Samara Central Bus station
2d 11h₽5,765–6,385Drive 2,993.9 km
- Drive from Almaty to Samara2,993.9 km
34h 31m₽19,371–27,980Fly to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA)ALA - URA
- Take the bus from Uralsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
10h 42m₽9,530–23,984Train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershov007Р
- Take the train from Ershov to Samara346C
2d 18h₽17,104–32,524
Almaty to Samara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Samara is to bus which costs RUB 5500 - RUB 6500 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 10h 42m and costs RUB 9500 - RUB 24000.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Samara station. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Samara Central Bus station via Tashkent bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Almaty to Samara. However, there are services departing from Almaty 2 and arriving at Samara via Kandagach. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Almaty and Samara is 2320 km. The road distance is 2993.9 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Samara without a car is to train via Kandyagash which takes 2 days 2h and costs RUB 3400 - RUB 26000.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Almaty to Samara, including transfers.
Almaty to Samara bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Samara train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Almaty 2 station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Samara is to train via Kandyagash which takes 2 days 2h and costs RUB 3400 - RUB 26000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 5500 - RUB 6500 and takes 2 days 11h.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Samara, Russia?
You can take a train from Almaty 2 to Samara via Kandagach in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Samara Central Bus station via Tashkent bus station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–50,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–55,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–25,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–25,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–95,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–120,000
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽39,000–120,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–75,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–2,900
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ₽4,700–6,500
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽3,800–5,500
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₽2,100–2,900
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–24,000
- 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)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽17,000–24,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–30,000
- 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)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽21,000–30,000
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Kandagach to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Kandagach to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- ₽1,300–1,400
- Coupe
- ₽1,800–2,000
- SV
- ₽3,200–3,600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ershov to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,900
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,300–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.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 Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,741
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- +7 7112 31-08-08
- Website
- zkap.kz
Bus from Uralsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,076
- Website
- https://zkap.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://zkap.kz/расписание-автобусов
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More Questions & Answers
Almaty to Samara bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Samara is 1h behind Almaty. It is currently 4:47 PM in Almaty and 3:47 PM in Samara.
Almaty to Samara train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Kandagach station.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Samara is 2994 km. It takes approximately 34h 31m to drive from Almaty to Samara.













