There are 5 ways to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Syktyvkar (SCW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)SCW - ALA
8h 40m$150–650Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Syktyvkar Bus station to Ufa South Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Yekaterinburg Yuzhniy bus station
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
3d 3h$102–159Bus, train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy
- Take the bus from Syktyvkar station to Kirov station
- Take the train from Kirov to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2
2d 21h$208–399Drive 3,304.9 km
- Drive from Syktyvkar to Almaty3,304.9 km
42h 29m$271–391Bus, train
- Take the bus from Syktyvkar station to Kazan Vkusno i Tochka
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Bischkek 2406
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1385
3d 23h
Syktyvkar (SCW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty is to bus which costs $100 - $160 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Syktyvkar and Almaty is 2676 km. The road distance is 3304.9 km.
The best way to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Kamensk-Ural’skiy which takes 2 days 21h and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty, including transfers.
The best way to get from Syktyvkar to Almaty is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $160 and takes 3 days 3h.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Syktyvkar. It is currently 2:30 AM in Syktyvkar and 4:30 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Syktyvkar to Almaty is 3305 km. It takes approximately 42h 29m to drive from Syktyvkar to Almaty.
There are 3228+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Syktyvkar, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines flies from Syktyvkar (SCW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Syktyvkar Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station via Ufa South Bus Terminal, Yekaterinburg Yuzhniy bus station, Chkalovskaya, Uralskaya, Yekaterinburg Severnyi, and Karagandy Bus station in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Syktyvkar to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Syktyvkar to Almaty International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kirov to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $140–200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- 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)
- $220–310
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Kazan-Pass to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Syktyvkar station to Kirov station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Syktyvkar Bus station to Ufa South Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Yekaterinburg Yuzhniy bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Syktyvkar station to Kazan Vkusno i Tochka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
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