There are 6 ways to get from Helsinki 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
14h 3m$383–603Bus, train via Karaganda
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwinbus
- Take the train from Tihvin to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
3d 23h$206–352Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station 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 4h$354–674Drive 6,755.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Almatycar 6,755.5 km
3d 15h$1,429–2,064Ferry 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 20m$356–691Ferry, bus to Riga International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane RIX - ALA
19h 16m$350–733
Helsinki to Almaty by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Almaty is to bus and train via Karaganda which costs $200 - $360 and takes 3 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Almaty is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs $380 - $650.
The distance between Helsinki and Almaty is 3946 km. The road distance is 6755.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Karaganda which takes 3 days 23h and costs $200 - $360.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Helsinki to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 5:52 AM in Helsinki and 8:52 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Almaty is 6756 km. It takes approximately 3 days 15h to drive from Helsinki to Almaty.
There are 3157+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Helsinki, 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
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–420
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–470
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Tihvin to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $260–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- 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)
- $300–430
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- info@sks-auto.ru
- Website
- sks-auto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/index.php/napravleniya
- Phone
- +7 (812) 245-06-70
- info@ptk.express
- Website
- bus.ptk.express
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ptk.express
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–85
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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