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)ORD - ALA
22h 8m$552–905Train to Detroit, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)DTW - ALA
28h 42m$451–1,546Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)SBN - ALA
30h 19m$563–2,114Train to Purdue University Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)LAF - ALA
29h 51m$452–1,571Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)MDW - ALA
30h 47m$452–1,605
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 $550 - $950 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Almaty is to fly which takes 22h 8m and costs $550 - $950.
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 7:57 PM in Chicago and 6:57 AM in Almaty.
There are 3241+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- 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
- $350–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
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
- 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
- $380–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Almaty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 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 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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