There are 4 ways to get from Scotland to Almaty by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
14h 7m$323–513Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
13h 52m$247–957Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NCL - ALA
17h 14m$406–865Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ABZ - ALA
14h 49m$280–900
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 $320 - $550 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Almaty is to fly which takes 13h 52m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Scotland and Almaty is 5635 km.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Scotland to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 5h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 10:42 PM in Scotland and 3:42 AM in Almaty.
There are 3259+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Stavanger, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Gdansk, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- 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
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $150–210
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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
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–80
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
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