There are 6 ways to get from London to Almaty by plane, train, or bus
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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHR - ALA
11h 14m$383–642Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane STN - ALA
13h 36m$264–482Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga 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
5d 19h$502–1,143Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LGW - ALA
13h 22m$318–1,139Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LCY - ALA
12h 53m$323–1,305Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BHX - ALA
14h 14m$268–1,117
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Almaty is to fly which costs $260 - $490 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from London to Almaty is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs $380 - $650.
The distance between London and Almaty is 5660 km.
The best way to get from London to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 19h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from London to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of London. It is currently 4:55 AM in London and 8:55 AM in Almaty.
There are 3445+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between London, England and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Almaty International Airport via Luxembourg, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Almaty International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- $45–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- 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
- $230–440
- 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)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $67
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
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