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

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There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or night train

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane OTP - ALA
    11h 11m
    $191–555

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Braşov to Orheibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Orhei, Moldova to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    5. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    4d 15h
    $358–690

  3. 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 3h
    $405–728

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    4. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train train
    5d 7h
    $296–672

  5. Night train, Metro, bus, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2. Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Bursabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain train
    6. Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train train
    6d 4h
    $357–585

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

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration10h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$160Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,045.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 11m

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

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

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