There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve by plane, bus, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)IST - ALA
6h 57m$212–349Bus, 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 14h$556–788Drive 5,331.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve5,331.7 km
2d 20h$624–902Bus, 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$349–590
Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve is to fly which costs $210 - $350 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $210 - $350.
The distance between Istanbul and Almaty State Reserve is 3994 km. The road distance is 5331.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve without a car is to bus and train via Kalininskiy which takes 5 days 14h and costs $550 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve is 5332 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Istanbul to Almaty State Reserve.
There are 3357+ hotels available in Almaty State Reserve.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Almaty State Reserve, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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
- $180–300
- 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
- $210–400
- 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)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- 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)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
- 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
- $88
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $205
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $11–13
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.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
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- varan.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
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.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
- 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
- polazak.rs
- 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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