There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Almaty by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane OTP - ALA
11h 1m$363–700Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Vasluitrain
- Take the bus from Vaslui to Leușeni Borderbus
- Take the bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
4d 15hBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Atyrautrain
- Take the train from Atyrau to Almaty 2train
5d 4hDrive 5,200.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Almatycar 5,200.7 km
2d 23h$829–1,197Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VAR - ALA
15h 2m$704–1,056Train, bus via Centralniy
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, stationbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 5h$421–765Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2train
6d 6h$388–617
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Almaty is to fly which costs $360 - $700 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Almaty is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $360 - $700.
The distance between Bucharest and Almaty is 4045 km. The road distance is 5200.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Bucharest to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 4:07 AM in Bucharest and 7:07 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Almaty is 5201 km. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from Bucharest to Almaty.
There are 3021+ hotels available in Almaty.
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.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Varna Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- 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)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- 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)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–410
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- 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)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Atyrau to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–85
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $30–50
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–290
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $26–35
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vaslui to Leușeni Border
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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