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
20h 28m$502–1,105Train 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 31m$763–2,714Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MDW - ALA
26h 53m$652–1,905Train to Detroit, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DTW - ALA
26h 54m$526–1,762Train 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 33m$925–2,664
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 $500 - $1,100 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Almaty is to fly which takes 20h 28m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Chicago and Almaty is 10452 km.
It takes approximately 20h 28m to get from Chicago to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:55 AM in Chicago and 9:55 PM in Almaty.
There are 202+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Philadelphia, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Philadelphia, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Almaty International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- 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
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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