Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:34 and the last around 16:48. One passenger pays between €72.71 and €88.64, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 42m over 879 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€72.71 to €88.64
- 152%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ust-Kamenogorsk
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:34First departure
- 16:48Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 50%Run direct
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Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €167.11Sat19
- about €158.85Sun20
- about €132.30Mon21
- about €109.88Tue22
- about €154.13Wed23
- about €151.18Thu24
- about €125.22Fri25
- about €113.42Sat26
- about €105.75Sun27
- about €98.67Mon28
- about €114.60Tue29
- about €116.37Wed30
- about €118.73Thu1
- about €95.13Fri2
- about €102.80Sat3
- about €85.10Sun4
- about €72.71Mon5
- about €75.66Tue6
- about €80.97Wed7
- about €96.90Thu8
- about €88.64Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Almaty. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Almaty for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Almaty-1 railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €125.2290 days
- €66.2260 days
- €71.8445 days
- €72.1230 days
- €88.6421 days
- €95.1314 days
- €125.227 days
- €132.303 days
- €167.111 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €66.22.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 152 percent. The most expensive point is €167.11, 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.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
879 km
864 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
319,067 → 1,977,011
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 64% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 36% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 879 km against 864 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Semey, Taldykorgan, Konayev, Sarqant. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Almaty-1 railway station
Most of the points near Almaty-1 railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty
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 Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
The fastest journey from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty takes 4h 42m door to door, of which 1h 35m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 47m, 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
The cheapest fare from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty is €72.71, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €132.89. 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
The cheapest way from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty is by flight, at €72.71 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 4h 45m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
The fastest way from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty is by flight, at 4h 45m door to door. Only 1h 35m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €72.71.
When should I book Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
Fares from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €66.22. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 152 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
Friday is the cheapest day to depart from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty, at €95.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty, at €62.68 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
No operator record names Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty directly. Air Astana, Scat Air, ҚТЖ publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
64 percent of the services we sell from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty are direct. The rest connect at Semey, Taldykorgan, Konayev, Sarqant, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty produce?
Traveling from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty by train produces about 28.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 218.9 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty use?
Services from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty by flight leave from Ust-Kamenogorsk UKK and arrive at Almaty ALA. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ust-Kamenogorsk to Almaty on September 18, 2026: 879 km of route against 864 km in a straight line, 11 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €72.71, and 4h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Almaty is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Ust-Kamenogorsk reaches 11 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 175 to 3,031 km. Almaty reaches 84 places in 35 countries, from 69 to 5,599 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ust-Kamenogorsk
- 11Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Almaty
Leaving Almaty
- 84Places you can leave for
- 35Countries
- 41Operators