There are 5 ways to get from Scotland to Almaty by plane, train, or bus
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 32m$383–563Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
12h 56m$355–1,106Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 22h$674–1,372Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NCL - ALA
17h 28m$416–1,423Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ABZ - ALA
14h 54m$397–1,409
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 32m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 56m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Scotland and Almaty is 5635 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 22h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Scotland to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 3:59 AM in Scotland and 7:59 AM in Almaty.
There are 3509+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Scotland and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish 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
- 16h
- 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
- $470–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- 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
- $390–1,400
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- 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)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
- 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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $77
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
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