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

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

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  1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni

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    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane OTP - ALA
    11h 1m
    $363–700

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bucharest to Vasluitrain train
    2. Take the bus from Vaslui to Leușeni Borderbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    6. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    4d 15h

  3. Bus, train

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

  4. Drive 5,200.7 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Almatycar car 5,200.7 km
    2d 23h
    $829–1,197

  5. Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varnashuttle bus
    2. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane VAR - ALA
    15h 2m
    $704–1,056

  6. Train, bus via Centralniy

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain train
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain train
    4. Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 5h
    $421–765

  7. Night train, bus, train

    1. Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain night train
    2. Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Bursabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    5. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    6d 6h
    $388–617

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

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration11h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$155Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

Turkish Airlines, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.

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