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)EDI - ALA
14h 7m$353–503Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)GLA - ALA
13h 52m$227–907Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)NCL - ALA
17h 6m$295–1,209Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)ABZ - ALA
14h 49m$270–900
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 $350 - $550 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Almaty is to fly which takes 13h 52m and costs $220 - $950.
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 9:57 AM in Scotland and 2:57 PM in Almaty.
There are 3241+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, 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
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Stavanger, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via Gdansk, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Prague, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- 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
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- $12–27
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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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