There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Turkey by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Istanbul (IST)plane ALA - IST
9h 40m₺7,500–24,000Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ALA - ADB
11h 43m₺5,493–25,022Train, bus via Tbilisi
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsktrain
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
5d 4hBus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenlerbus
5d 12h₺8,830–9,837Drive 5,328.9 km
- Drive from Almaty to Istanbulcar 5,328.9 km
2d 20h₺27,782–40,130Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane ALA - ESB
9h 23m₺7,536–21,054Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ALA - SAW
10h 3m₺10,247–19,508Fly to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane ALA - AYT
10h 17m₺7,969–19,508Train, bus
- 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 İstanbul Esenlerbus
5d 19h₺16,384–27,227
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Turkey is to bus which costs 8.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 5 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Turkey is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
The distance between Almaty and Turkey is 3977 km. The road distance is 5328.9 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Turkey without a car is to train and bus via Tbilisi which takes 5 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Almaty to Turkey, including transfers.
The best way to get from Almaty to Turkey is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 5 days 12h.
Turkey is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 10:27 PM in Almaty and 8:27 PM in Turkey.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Turkey is 5329 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Almaty to Turkey.
There are 4219+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Turkey?
Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Aksaray via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Bursa bus station, Bursa, İstanbul Esenler, and Esenler Otogar in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–45,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Antalya Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–27,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–18,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Istanbul via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
- 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
- ₺10,000–19,000
- 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)
- ₺10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₺13,000–19,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–18,000
- 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)
- ₺9,500–14,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₺13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₺8,000–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺1,900–2,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺2,700–3,700
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₺8,000–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺1,900–2,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺2,600–3,700
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vk.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,040
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,800
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺460–550
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺460–550
- 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
- ₺600–1,000
- 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
- ₺3,343
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,593
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺340–900
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺567
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺550–750
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺270–390
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
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