There are 9 ways to get from Moscow to Almaty by plane, train, bus, 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 from Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SVO - ALA
7h 54m$145–657Train via Novokazalinsk
cheapest- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kazalytrain 305
- Take the train from Kazaly to Almaty 2train 077X
3d 10h$54–95Train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Kamensk-Uralskiitrain 145А
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2train 114Ц
3d$226–441Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristanbus
- Drive from Shahristan to Zomincar
- Take the bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
4d$174–185Drive 3,841.4 km
- Drive from Moscow to Almatycar 3,841.4 km
45h 58m$315–455Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VKO - ALA
7h 53m$202–654Fly from Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DME - ALA
9h 47m$224–609Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ZIA - ALA
11h 26m$174–756Train
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksibtrain 318
- Take the train from Turksib to Almaty 2train 077X / ...
3d 6h$292–561
Moscow to Almaty by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Almaty is to train via Novokazalinsk which costs $50 - $95 and takes 3 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Almaty is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Moscow to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina and arriving at Almaty 2 via Moscow Vostochny Station and Kamensk-Uralskii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Moscow and Almaty is 3160 km. The road distance is 3841.4 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Almaty without a car is to train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy which takes 3 days 0h and costs $220 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Moscow to Almaty, including transfers.
Moscow to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Moscow Vostochny Station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Almaty is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $140 - $700. Alternatively, you can train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy, which costs $220 - $450 and takes 3 days 0h.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 10:30 AM in Moscow and 12:30 PM in Almaty.
Moscow to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Kamensk-Uralskii station.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines flies from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Almaty 2 via Cherkizovskaya, Moscow Vostochny Station, and Kamensk-Uralskii in around 3d.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- 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)
- $170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $240–330
Train from Turksib to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $90–130
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksib
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turksib to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- 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)
- $10–14
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–12
Train from Kazaly to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- 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)
- $29–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $19–27
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kazaly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34–55
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $34–37
- Coupe
- $51–55
- SV
- $95–110
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass, French strikes 2018: What are my alternative transport options?, and Travelling by boat in Italy - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Almaty is 3841 km. It takes approximately 45h 58m to drive from Moscow to Almaty.
There are 3617+ hotels available in Almaty.














