There are 7 ways to get from Finland to Almaty by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HEL - ALA
12h 57m$351–652Bus, train via Saksaul’skiy
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Ulianovsk Centrtrain
- Take the train from Ulyanovsk-Centr. to Saksaultrain
- Take the train from Saksaul to Almaty 2train
5d 1h$147–302Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
4d 1h$313–629Drive 6,747.1 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Almatycar 6,747.1 km
3d 14h$1,427–2,062Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TLL - ALA
16h 50m$310–695Fly from Oulu Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane OUL - ALA
15h 36m$345–656Fly from Jyvaskyla Airport
- Fly from Jyvaskyla Airport (JYV) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane JYV - ALA
17h 8m$424–1,506
Finland to Almaty by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Almaty is to bus and train via Saksaul’skiy which costs $140 - $310 and takes 5 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs $350 - $650.
The distance between Finland and Almaty is 3929 km. The road distance is 6747.1 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Almaty without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 1h and costs $310 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Finland to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Finland. It is currently 8:52 PM in Finland and 10:52 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Finland to Almaty is 6747 km. It takes approximately 3 days 14h to drive from Finland to Almaty.
There are 3600+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Finland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Almaty International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Oulu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Almaty International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Almaty International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Almaty International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Oulu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Riga, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Ulianovsk Centr
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–350
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–430
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Ulyanovsk-Centr. to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–38
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $24–26
- Coupe
- $35–38
- SV
- $65–75
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saksaul to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $21–29
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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