There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Almaty by plane or train
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Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ORD - ALA
22h 8m$312–1,005Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SBN - ALA
28h 44m$613–2,014Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MDW - ALA
26h 12m$472–1,505Train to Detroit, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DTW - ALA
28h 42m$452–1,437Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MKE - ALA
25h 23m$621–2,356
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Almaty is to fly which costs $310 - $1,000 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Almaty is to fly which takes 22h 8m and costs $310 - $1,000.
The distance between Chicago and Almaty is 10452 km.
It takes approximately 22h 8m to get from Chicago to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 11h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:03 PM in Chicago and 3:03 AM in Almaty.
There are 3259+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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