There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Almaty by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
13h 52m$323–563Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
14h$261–1,055Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NCL - ALA
17h 34m$409–777Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MAN - ALA
16h 21m$341–786
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Almaty is to fly which costs $320 - $600 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Almaty is to fly which takes 13h 52m and costs $320 - $600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Almaty is 5635 km.
It takes approximately 13h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:58 AM in Edinburgh and 1:58 PM in Almaty.
There are 194+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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