There are 5 ways to get from Taksim 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 Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)IST - ALA
6h 41m$208–353Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Take the train from Atyrau to Almaty 2
4d 14h$131–169Bus, train via Kizilyurt
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Khasavyurt
- Take the train from Kiziliurt to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Atyrau
- Take the train from Atyrau to Almaty 2
4d 10hDrive 5,320.9 km
- Drive from Taksim to Almaty5,320.9 km
2d 19h$623–900Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 2
5d 19h$342–572
Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taksim to Almaty is to bus and train which costs $130 - $170 and takes 4 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Taksim to Almaty is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs $200 - $360.
The distance between Taksim and Almaty is 3972 km. The road distance is 5320.9 km.
The best way to get from Taksim to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Kizilyurt which takes 4 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Taksim to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Taksim. It is currently 2:25 AM in Taksim and 4:25 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Taksim to Almaty is 5321 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Taksim to Almaty.
There are 3389+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Taksim, Turkey and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kiziliurt to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–170
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Atyrau to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–80
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $16–17
- Coupe
- $22–24
- SV
- $39–43
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Ershov to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- 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)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–370
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Khasavyurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $11–14
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
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