Non-stop flights to Almaty (ALA)
Almaty International Airport is the largest airport in Kazakhstan. In total there are 60 airports around the world that have direct flights to Almaty, spread around 54 cities in 21 countries. Currently, there are 17 domestic flights to Almaty.
Almaty is mainly known for its nightlife.
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All direct flights to Almaty Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Almaty Business Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 2,276 flights arriving at Almaty Airport, which are 76 flights per day or 3 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 20 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Almaty are routes from Astana (NQZ) in Kazakhstan and Shymkent (CIT), also in Kazakhstan. These two routes together are operated 672 times this month, and make up for 30% of all monthly arrivals at Almaty International Airport.
The longest flight to Almaty ALA is departing from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP). This non-stop flight takes around 8 hours and 10 minutes and covers a distance of 2,028 miles (3,264 km).
List of all direct flights to Almaty
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Almaty, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Almaty.
Airlines flying to Almaty
Currently, there are 25 airlines that fly to Almaty. Most flights to Almaty are operated by Air Astana, as they connect 34 airports to ALA. That’s around 2 times as much as Scat Air, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Almaty. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most ALA flights:
Business class flights to Almaty
There are 33 airports that have flights to Almaty in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to ALA are listed below:
Intercontinental flights to Almaty
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Almaty International Airport (ALA), as of December 2023:
* Please note that there are no direct services from the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, Japan or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Almaty
Red Wings: seasonal flights from Yekaterinburg (SVX), Kazan (KZN), Moscow Zhukovsky (ZIA) and Ufa (UFA).
Aeroflot (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Krasnoyarsk (KJA) and Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) and Moscow Vnukovo (VKO).
Azimuth: seasonal flights from Sochi (AER).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Frankfurt (FRA).
Neos: seasonal flights from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Almaty
Air Cairo is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Africa to Almaty. They fly year-round from Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Almaty
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED) and Istanbul (IST).
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED), year-round flights from Antalya (AYT), seasonal flights from Bodrum (BJV), year-round flights from Istanbul (IST), Dubai (DXB), Baku (GYD), seasonal flights from Batumi (BUS), Kutaisi (KUT) and year-round flights from Tbilisi (TBS).
Flynas: seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED).
Pegasus: seasonal flights from Ankara (ESB), Antalya (AYT) and Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Ankara (ESB) and Istanbul (IST).
Air Arabia: seasonal flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi: year-round flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Azerbaijan: seasonal flights from Baku (GYD).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Almaty
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Lahore (LHE).
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Mumbai (BOM), year-round flights from New Delhi (DEL) and seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round flights from New Delhi (DEL).
Non-stop flights from China to Almaty
Air Astana: year-round flights from Beijing (PEK) and seasonal flights from Urumqi (URC).
China Southern: year-round flights from Urumqi (URC) and seasonal flights from Xi'an (XIY).
Loong Air: seasonal flights from Hangzhou (HGH).
Non-stop flights from East Asia to Almaty
Air Astana: year-round flights from Seoul (ICN).
Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Seoul (ICN).
Non-stop flights from South-East Asia to Almaty
Air Astana is currently the only airline flying non-stop from South-Eastern Asia to Almaty. They fly year-round from Bangkok (BKK) and seasonal from Phuket (HKT).
Non-stop flights from Central Asia to Almaty
Air Astana has a strong network of non-stop flights from Central Asia.
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Atyrau (GUW), year-round flights from Jezkazgan (DZN), seasonal flights from Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), year-round flights from Petropavl (PPK), seasonal flights from Shymkent (CIT) and year-round flights from Taraz (DMB).
Air Astana: year-round flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Atyrau (GUW), seasonal flights from Karaganda (KGF), Kostanay (KSN), year-round flights from Kyzylorda (KZO), Oral (Uralsk) (URA), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), seasonal flights from Pavlodar (PWQ), Semey (PLX), year-round flights from Shymkent (CIT), Bishkek (FRU), Dushanbe (DYU), seasonal flights from Samarkand (SKD) and year-round flights from Tashkent (TAS).
Qazaq Air: year-round flights from Kokshetau (KOV) and seasonal flights from Kyzylorda (KZO).
Somon Air: seasonal flights from Dushanbe (DYU).
Uzbekistan Airways: seasonal flights from Tashkent (TAS).
International flights to Almaty
Flights from Azerbaijan to Almaty
Baku is the only city in Azerbaijan with direct flights to Almaty. From Baku, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Azerbaijan.
Flights from China to Almaty
There are 4 airports in China that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Beijing, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
From Hangzhou, the only airline with direct flights is Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Urumqi, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or China Southern.
From Xi'an, the only airline with direct flights is China Southern. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Egypt to Almaty
In Egypt, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Sharm el-Sheikh. From Sharm el-Sheikh, direct flights are offered by Air Cairo.
Flights from Georgia to Almaty
If you are looking for a direct flight from Georgia to Almaty, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi, all direct flights to Almaty are operated by Air Astana.
Flights from Germany to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Germany that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Frankfurt. From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
Flights from India to Almaty
In India, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Almaty.
From Mumbai, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From New Delhi, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or IndiGo Airlines.
Flights from Italy to Almaty
In Italy, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Milan (Malpensa). From Milan (Malpensa), direct flights are offered by Neos. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in April.
Flights from Kuwait to Almaty
Kuwait City is the only city in Kuwait with direct flights to Almaty. From Kuwait City, direct flights are offered by Jazeera Airways. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Kyrgyzstan to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Kyrgyzstan that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Bishkek. From Bishkek, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
Flights from Maldives to Almaty
Malé is the only city in Maldives with direct flights to Almaty. From Malé, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Mongolia to Almaty
In Mongolia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Ulaanbaatar. From Ulaanbaatar, direct flights are offered by Hunnu Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Pakistan to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Pakistan that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Lahore. From Lahore, direct flights are offered by Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Qatar to Almaty
In Qatar, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Doha. From Doha, direct flights are offered by Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
Flights from Russia to Almaty
In Russia there are several airports with flights to Almaty (8 in total).
From Kazan, direct flights are offered by Red Wings. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Krasnoyarsk, the only airline with direct flights is Aeroflot (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Moscow Sheremetyevo, you can fly non-stop with Aeroflot (SkyTeam) or Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Moscow Vnukovo, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Moscow Zhukovsky, direct flights are offered by Red Wings. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Sochi, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Azimuth. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Ufa and Yekaterinburg, you can fly with Red Wings.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Almaty
If you are looking for a direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Almaty, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Jeddah, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, Flynas and Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Medina, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from South Korea to Almaty
Seoul is the only city in South Korea with direct flights to Almaty. From Seoul, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Tajikistan to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Tajikistan that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Dushanbe. From Dushanbe, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Somon Air.
Flights from Thailand to Almaty
There are 2 airports in Thailand that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Bangkok and Phuket, you can fly with Air Astana.
Flights from Turkey to Almaty
In Turkey, there are 5 airports that have direct flights to Almaty.
From Ankara, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Antalya, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Pegasus.
From Bodrum, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that started in May and ends in September.
From Istanbul, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, Scat Air and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Istanbul (Sabiha), direct flights are offered by Pegasus. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from United Arab Emirates to Almaty
There are 3 airports in United Arab Emirates that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.
From Dubai, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Flydubai.
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Air Arabia. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Flights from Uzbekistan to Almaty
If you are looking for a direct flight from Uzbekistan to Almaty, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Samarkand, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Tashkent, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Uzbekistan Airways.
Domestic flights to Almaty
Flights from Kazakhstan to Almaty
There are lots of domestic flights to Almaty (ALA). 17 airports in Kazakhstan have direct flights to the airport.
From Aktau and Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), you can fly with Air Astana and Scat Air.
From Astana, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Almaty, which are Air Astana, Lufthansa (Star Alliance), Qazaq Air and Scat Air.
From Atyrau, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Scat Air.
From Jezkazgan, direct flights are offered by Scat Air.
From Karaganda, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Kokshetau, direct flights are offered by Qazaq Air.
From Kostanay, the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Kyzylorda, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Qazaq Air.
From Oral (Uralsk), the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana.
From Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Scat Air.
From Pavlodar, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Petropavl, direct flights are offered by Scat Air.
From Semey, the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
From Shymkent, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Scat Air.
From Taraz, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air.
From Turkistan, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in December and ends in March.
Alternative airports near Almaty
Flying to an alternative airport near Almaty could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. The only alternative airport to Almaty (ALA) within a range of 125 miles (200 km) is Tamchy (IKU).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Almaty?
There is 1 airport in Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA).
What is the best airport to fly into Almaty?
The most convenient airport to fly into Almaty is Almaty International Airport (ALA).
How many airlines fly to Almaty?
There are 25 airlines flying to Almaty from 60 airports around the world, as of December 2023.
Which airlines fly to Almaty?
Air Astana, Scat Air and Red Wings operate most flights to Almaty. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Almaty?
Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam are all flying to Almaty.
How many nonstop flights are there to Almaty?
There are roughly 2,276 flights arriving at Almaty every month (or 532 flights each week), from a total of 60 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Almaty Airport?
The official name of Almaty Airport is Almaty International Airport.
What is the airport code of Almaty Airport?
The airport code of Almaty Airport is ALA.
What are the most popular flights to Almaty?
Astana, Shymkent and Atyrau are the 3 most popular routes to Almaty. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Almaty, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Almaty?
| Astana to Almaty | 2h |
| Shymkent to Almaty | 1h 25m |
| Atyrau to Almaty | 3h 15m |
| Istanbul to Almaty | 6h 15m |
| Aktau to Almaty | 3h 20m |
