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How to get fromBern to Almatyby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Almaty by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Basel, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane BSL - ALA
    13h 24m
    $405–700

  2. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane GVA - ALA
    14h 15m
    $275–728

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain train
    6. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 11h
    $586–1,045

  4. Drive  6,489.9 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Almatycar car 6,489.9 km
    3d 1h
    $1,309–1,890

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ZRH - ALA
    12h 47m
    $333–711

  6. Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane MXP - ALA
    14h 35m
    $282–510

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane FRA - ALA
    14h 6m
    $302–748

Basel (BSL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration11h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$217Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,376.7 km
  • Duration: 13h 24m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

There is no direct connection from Bern to Almaty. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Almaty 2 via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Riga Central Bus Station, Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal, Moskovsky Railway Terminal, and Kazan-Pass in around 5d 11h.

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