Cheapest€60.29
- ҚТЖ S-212206:443h 38m10:22Almaty-1 railway stationBalqash station
Door to door 4h 22mCO2 16.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Almaty to Balqash costs €60.29 at the cheapest and takes 4h 5m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 491 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 491 km
- Fastest
- 4h 5m
- Average
- 4h 20m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €60.29
- CO2 per passenger
- 16.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4h 22m | 3h 38m | 44m | €82.29 | 16.2 kg | 1 |
- 4h 22mFastest, by Train
- €82.29Cheapest, by Train
- 16.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 491 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Almaty to Balqash | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €184.04 | €115.84 | €119.14 | €112.54 | €147.19 | €132.89 | €137.84 | €93.29 | €88.34 | €83.94 | €82.84 | €111.99 | €82.29 | €107.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €60.29
Balqash is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
Rooms within reach of Автостанция
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Almaty to Balqash
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €69.0990 days
- €45.9960 days
- €47.0945 days
- €48.1930 days
- €84.4921 days
- €107.5914 days
- €137.847 days
- €119.143 days
- €184.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €45.99.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 300 percent. The most expensive point is €184.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €93.29Sun
- €88.34Mon
- €83.94Tue
- €82.84Wed
- €111.99Thu
- €82.29Fri
- €107.59Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €119.14Sep
- €60.84Oct
- €54.24Nov
- €59.19Dec
- €60.29Jan
- €43.79Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 491 km against 427 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Almaty at 06:44 and the last at 06:44, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Almaty
Rail
- Almaty-1 railway station
- Almaty-2 railway station
- Burundai
Bus
- Барлык
- Kok tobe bus stop
Air
- ALA
Balqash
Bus
- Автостанция
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ҚТЖ | €60.29 | 4h 5m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €53.00 | 88% |
| Taxes | €5.30 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €60.29 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Balqash well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Balqash
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Balqash on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Almaty to Balqash
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Almaty to Balqash?
The fastest journey from Almaty to Balqash takes 4h 5m door to door, of which 3h 38m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 20m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Almaty to Balqash?
The cheapest fare from Almaty to Balqash is €60.29, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €88.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Almaty to Balqash?
The cheapest way from Almaty to Balqash is by train, at €82.29 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Almaty to Balqash?
Fares from Almaty to Balqash bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €45.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 300 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Almaty to Balqash?
Friday is the cheapest day to depart from Almaty to Balqash, at €82.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Almaty to Balqash?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Almaty to Balqash, at €43.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Almaty to Balqash?
1 operators sell services from Almaty to Balqash across 1 mode: ҚТЖ. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Almaty to Balqash?
Every service we sell from Almaty to Balqash is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 5m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Almaty to Balqash use?
Services from Almaty to Balqash by train leave from Almaty-1 railway station and arrive at Balqash station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Almaty to Balqash?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Almaty to Balqash allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Almaty to Balqash on September 12, 2026: 491 km of route against 427 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €60.29, and 4h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Balqash and elsewhere in Kazakhstan. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Balqash before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
See Balqash on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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