There are 8 ways to get from Elista 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 from Elista Airport
best- Fly from Elista Airport (ESL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ESL - ALA
13h 33m$162–652Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrakhan to Atyrautrain
- Take the train from Atyrau to Almaty 1train
3d$116–192Bus, train via Beyneu
- Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrakhan to Ganjuschkinotrain
- Take the train from Ganjuschkino to Beineutrain
- Take the train from Beineu to Almaty 2train
3d$121–205Drive 3,358.4 km
- Drive from Elista to Almatycar 3,358.4 km
2d 1h$276–398Bus to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Fly from Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport (ASF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ASF - ALA
16h 12m$221–579Bus to Grozny Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elista to Groznyy Central bus stationbus
- Fly from Grozny Airport (GRV) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GRV - ALA
22h 17m$183–365Bus, bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elista to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vodybus
- Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MRV - ALA
17h 55m$190–375Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Elista to Saratovbus 2858
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train 008Ж
3d 2h$225–404
Elista Airport (ESL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Elista to Almaty is to bus and train which costs $110 - $200 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Elista to Almaty is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Elista and Almaty is 2606 km. The road distance is 3358.4 km.
The best way to get from Elista to Almaty without a car is to bus and train via Beyneu which takes 3 days 0h and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Elista to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h ahead of Elista. It is currently 06:57 in Elista and 08:57 in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Elista to Almaty is 3358 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Elista to Almaty.
There are 3510+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Elista, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines flies from Elista Airport (ESL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Elista Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Grozny Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Grozny Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Grozny Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Grozny Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Grozny Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astrakhan to Ganjuschkino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–95
Train from Astrakhan to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $90–120
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $280–370
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Ganjuschkino to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $15–17
- Coupe
- $21–23
- SV
- $37–41
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Ganjuschkino to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Beineu to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $40–43
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–65
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Atyrau to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $110–150
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $130–170
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $40–50
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Groznyy Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Blagodarnyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- Kavminvody Avto
Bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Kavminvody Avto
- Book at
- Regionbilet
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