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How to get fromBucharest to Almatyby plane, bus, train, car, shuttle or night train

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There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Almaty by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or night train

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  1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)planeOTP - ALA
    11h 1m
    $372–588

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
    4. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
    4d 14h
    $331–645

  3. Bus, train via Atyrau

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
    4. Take the train from Volzhsky to Atyrautrain
    5. Take the train from Atyrau to Almaty 2train
    5d 4h

  4. Drive 5,100.6 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Almatycar5,100.6 km
    2d 23h
    $813–1,174

  5. Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varnashuttle
    2. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)planeVAR - ALA
    15h 2m
    $710–1,051

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, stationbus
    3. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
    4. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
    5d 5h
    $364–697

  7. Night train, bus, train

    1. Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
    2. Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Bursabus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
    4. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
    5. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train
    6d 6h
    $382–621

Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration11h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket$153Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.

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