There are 3 ways to get from Geneva 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
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GVA - ALA
9h 50m$220–650Train, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
6d 9h$623–977Drive 6,645.6 km
- Drive from Geneva to Almatycar 6,645.6 km
3d 2h$1,340–1,936
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Almaty is to fly which costs $220 - $650 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Geneva and Almaty is 5428 km. The road distance is 6645.6 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 9h and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Geneva to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 8:29 AM in Geneva and 11:29 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Almaty is 6646 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Geneva to Almaty.
There are 3525+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
AJet, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–380
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- partners@begoo.md
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from Zurich to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $169
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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