There are 10 ways to get from Balqash to Moscow by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Take the train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Passtrain
- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane KGF - SVO
17h 13m₽12,452–57,048Train via Agryz
- Take the train from Balhash 1 to Akadyrtrain
- Take the train from Akadyr to Agryztrain
- Take the train from Agryz to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
2d 15h₽16,394–31,828Drive 3,231.7 km
- Drive from Balqash to Moscowcar 3,231.7 km
40h 36m₽21,222–30,654Bus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shaganbus
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane ALA - VKO
20h 10mBus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shaganbus
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane ALA - SVO
20h 5mBus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Domodedovo International Airport
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shaganbus
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane ALA - DME
22h 14mBus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Zhukovsky International Airport
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shaganbus
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA)plane ALA - ZIA
23h 21mTrain to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Passtrain
- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane KGF - VKO
21h 28m₽16,197–71,868Train
- Take the train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Passtrain 121Ц / ...
- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain 083Ц
3d 4h₽18,757–35,188Bus, train
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shaganbus
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Kyzylordatrain
- Take the train from Kyzylorda to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain 317
3d 9h
Balqash to Moscow by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balqash to Moscow is to train via Agryz which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 32000 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Balqash to Moscow is to train and fly which takes 17h 13m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 60000.
No, there is no direct train from Balqash to Moscow. However, there are services departing from Balhash 1 and arriving at Kazansky Railway Terminal via Akadyr and Agryz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Balqash and Moscow is 3004 km. The road distance is 3231.7 km.
The best way to get from Balqash to Moscow without a car is to train via Agryz which takes 2 days 15h and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 32000.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Balqash to Moscow, including transfers.
Balqash to Moscow train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Balhash 1 station.
Moscow is 2h behind Balqash. It is currently 12:45 PM in Balqash and 10:45 AM in Moscow.
Balqash to Moscow train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Akadyr station.
Yes, the driving distance between Balqash to Moscow is 3232 km. It takes approximately 40h 36m to drive from Balqash to Moscow.
What companies run services between Balqash, Kazakhstan and Moscow, Russia?
You can take a train from Balhash 1 to Kazansky Railway Terminal via Akadyr and Agryz in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–49,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–55,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–70,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–80,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–65,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–65,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–60,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–47,000
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sheremetyevo International Airport, Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–70,000
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–65,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–65,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhukovsky International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,200
- 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)
- ₽900–1,200
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽750–1,100
Train from Balhash 1 to Akadyr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽550–850
- 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)
- ₽600–850
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽550–850
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,500
- 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)
- ₽1,100–1,500
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽850–1,200
Train from Sary-Shagan to Kyzylorda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,600
- 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)
- ₽1,900–2,600
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Akadyr to Agryz
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–25,000
- 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)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽18,000–25,000
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–13,000
- 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)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽8,500–13,000
Train from Karaganda Pass to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–34,000
- 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)
- ₽18,000–25,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽24,000–34,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Agryz to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,800–3,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,100–6,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽700–1,100
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ₽2,500–3,600
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽1,700–2,400
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₽700–1,100
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Kyzylorda to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–29,000
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Kyzylorda to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–4,900
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- ₽3,000–3,200
- Coupe
- ₽4,500–4,900
- SV
- ₽8,500–9,500
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Balhash to Sary-Shagan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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