There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Almaty by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)IST - ALA
9h 20m$183–357Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)SAW - ALA
9h 17m$160–340Bus, train via Kalininskiy
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
5d 13h$453–820Drive 5,325.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Almaty5,325.1 km
2d 19h$623–900Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2
5d 19h$355–593
Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Almaty is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $360 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $160 - $340.
The distance between Istanbul and Almaty is 3980 km. The road distance is 5325.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Kalininskiy which takes 5 days 13h and costs $450 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Istanbul to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 9:58 PM in Istanbul and 11:58 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Almaty is 5325 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Istanbul to Almaty.
There are 3236+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Train operators
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- 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
- $220–420
- 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)
- $220–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–420
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–390
- 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)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–390
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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