There are 11 ways to get from Moscow to Kulsary by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport, train
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane VKO - GUW
- Take the train from Atyrau to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
15h 29m$270–980Train
cheapest- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kandagachtrain 318
- Take the train from Kandagach to Kulsaritrain 037Х
2d 1h$37–59Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Kulsarytrain 330 / ...
38h 27mBus, train via Rostov-on-Don
- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrakhan to Aksarayskaya-1train
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Kulsarytrain
44h 51m$123–204Drive 1,939.3 km
- Drive from Moscow to Kulsarycar 1,939.3 km
26h 26m$159–230Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Atyrau Airport, train
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane DME - GUW
- Take the train from Atyrau to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
19h 48m$192–834Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport (ASF)plane SVO - ASF
- Take the train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
19h 42mFly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane SVO - GUW
- Take the train from Atyrau to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
15h 4m$193–882Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Aktau Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane SVO - SCO
- Take the train from Mangystau to Kulsaritrain
19h$113–495Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Atyrau Airport, train
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane ZIA - GUW
- Take the train from Atyrau to Makattrain
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
25h 21m$192–882Train via Volgograd
- Take the train from Moskva Paveleckaia to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Makattrain 330 / ...
- Take the train from Makat to Kulsaritrain
39h 34m
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Atyrau Airport (GUW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Kulsary is to train which costs $35 - $60 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Kulsary is to fly and train which takes 15h 4m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Moscow to Kulsary. However, there are services departing from Moskva Paveleckaia and arriving at Kulsari via Volgograd-1 and Makat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 34m.
The distance between Moscow and Kulsary is 1634 km. The road distance is 1939.3 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Kulsary without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Moscow to Kulsary, including transfers.
Moscow to Kulsary train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Moskva Paveleckaia station.
Kulsary is 2h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 7:20 AM in Moscow and 9:20 AM in Kulsary.
Moscow to Kulsary train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Volgograd 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Kulsary is 1939 km. It takes approximately 26h 26m to drive from Moscow to Kulsary.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Kulsary, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Moskva Paveleckaia to Kulsari via Volgograd 1, Volgograd-1, and Makat in around 39h 34m.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Atyrau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Atyrau to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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)
- $5–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
Train from Makat to Kulsari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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)
- $5–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
Train from Mangystau to Kulsari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- 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)
- $13–18
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $10–15
Train from Kandagach to Kulsari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- 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)
- $11–16
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Atyrau to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–13
- SV
- $18–21
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Kulsary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $13–15
- Coupe
- $18–21
- SV
- $32–36
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $27–30
- Coupe
- $40–44
- SV
- $75–85
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Atyrau to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volzhsky to Kulsary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Kulsary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Makat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astrakhan to Aksarayskaya-1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $65–90
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $65–100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $8–11
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–28
Train from Moskva Paveleckaia to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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