There are 7 ways to get from Rostov to Almaty by train, plane, or car
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Train to Moscow Vnukovo, fly
best- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)VKO - ALA
10h 59m$196–387Train via Yekaterinburg
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yekaterinburg-Pass070Я / ...
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 2114Ц
3d 4h$212–406Drive 3,819.3 km
- Drive from Rostov to Almaty3,819.3 km
46h 22m$313–452Train to Sheremetyevo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)SVO - ALA
12h 1m$506–787Train to Zhukovsky International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)ZIA - ALA
14h 56m$517–791Train to Tunoshna Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Liutovo
- Fly from Tunoshna Airport (IAR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)IAR - ALA
14h 52m$204–583Train
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Moscow Belorussky Station
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksib318
- Take the train from Turksib to Tschemolgan
4d 13h$294–467
Rostov to Almaty by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostov to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $190 - $390 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rostov to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 10h 59m and costs $190 - $390.
No, there is no direct train from Rostov to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Rostov-Iaroslavskii and arriving at Almaty 2 via Yekaterinburg-Pass. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Rostov and Almaty is 3393 km. The road distance is 3819.3 km.
The best way to get from Rostov to Almaty without a car is to train via Yekaterinburg which takes 3 days 4h and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Rostov to Almaty, including transfers.
Rostov to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Rostov-Iaroslavskii station.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Rostov. It is currently 7:41 PM in Rostov and 9:41 PM in Almaty.
Rostov to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Yekaterinburg-Pass station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostov to Almaty is 3819 km. It takes approximately 46h 22m to drive from Rostov to Almaty.
What companies run services between Rostov, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Almaty 2 via Yekaterinburg-Pass in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Tunoshna Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tunoshna Airport to Almaty International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $65–95
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $15–22
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $25–35
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Liutovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $50–75
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $11–16
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–29
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $14–21
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- 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)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–320
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Moscow Belorussky Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–48
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $22–25
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $42–48
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $78
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksib
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–400
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turksib to Tschemolgan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- 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)
- $9–12
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $7–11
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