There are 4 ways to get from Scotland to Almaty by plane or train
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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
13h 42m$383–563Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
12h 52m$267–1,107Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NCL - ALA
15h 19m$409–1,526Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ABZ - ALA
14h 54m$357–1,309
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Almaty is to fly which costs $380 - $600 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 52m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Scotland and Almaty is 5635 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Scotland to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 9:34 PM in Scotland and 1:34 AM in Almaty.
There are 205+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Gdansk, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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