There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DUS - ALA
12h 12m$226–669Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Baranovichi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Baranavichy to Moscowbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Kamensk-Uralskiitrain
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train
4d 12h$476–943Drive 6,154.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Almatycar 6,154.8 km
2d 20h$1,014–1,465Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane FRA - ALA
11h 31m$312–701Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CGN - ALA
13h 9m$242–892Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DTM - ALA
15h 4m$263–1,021Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane AMS - ALA
14h 35m$345–822Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BRU - ALA
15h 51m$408–791
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $310 - $700 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 11h 31m and costs $310 - $700.
The distance between Essen and Almaty is 5214 km. The road distance is 6154.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 12h and costs $470 - $950.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Essen to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Essen. It is currently 12:14 PM in Essen and 3:14 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Almaty is 6155 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Essen to Almaty.
There are 3678+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
LOT, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Baranovichi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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