There are 3 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
14h 7m$343–563Train 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 58m$259–943Train 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 46m$285–1,030
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 $340 - $600 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Almaty is to fly which takes 14h 7m and costs $340 - $600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Almaty is 5635 km.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:05 AM in Edinburgh and 4:05 PM in Almaty.
There are 3259+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and three 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
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- 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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–25
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $55–80
- 1st Class
- $110–130
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