There are 4 ways to get from Kyiv to Almaty by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane RMO - ALA
17h 35mBus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Selidovebus
- Take the taxi from Selidove to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Beineutrain
- Take the train from Beineu to Almaty 2train
4d 8hBus, taxi, train via Yekaterinburg
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Selidovebus
- Take the taxi from Selidove to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Dzhankoybus
- Take the train from Dzhankoy 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
5d 8hBus, taxi, train #2
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Selidovebus
- Take the taxi from Selidove to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train
4d 8h
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
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The distance between Kyiv and Almaty is 4355 km.
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The best way to get from Kyiv to Almaty without a car is to bus and taxi and train which takes 4 days 8h and costs .
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It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Kyiv to Almaty, including transfers.
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Almaty is 3h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 10:44 PM in Kyiv and 1:44 AM in Almaty.
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There are 3259+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Kyiv to Almaty. However, you can take the bus to Vinnytsia, take the bus to Soroca, take the bus to Chisinau Airport, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Demiivska, walk to Kyiv, take the bus to Selidove, take the taxi to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station, take the bus to Volgograd Bus station, walk to Volgograd-1, take the train to Beineu, then take the train to Almaty 2.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–490
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Beineu to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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)
- $45–60
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $28–40
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Dzhankoy to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79–140
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $79–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–140
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–30
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–45
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–70
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- 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)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–410
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kyiv to Selidove
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vinnytsia to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- 477
- Website
- avtovokzal-dnr.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Dzhankoy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Book at
- https://ticketbus-online.ru/
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Book at
- https://ticketbus-online.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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $13–16
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