There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Almaty by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHR - ALA
13h$511–955Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BRS - ALA
14h 12m$234–846Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
6d 21h$540–997Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BHX - ALA
15h 19m$301–967Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LGW - ALA
16h 14m$346–831Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CWL - ALA
14h 27m$299–962
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $230 - $850 and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 13h and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Almaty is 5892 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 21h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Cardiff to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:35 AM in Cardiff and 1:35 PM in Almaty.
There are 3631+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
TUI Airways, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubrovnik, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- partners@begoo.md
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from London Victoria to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $82–140
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
- Adults
- $140
- Student
- $140
- Retiree
- $140
- Children
- $82
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