Train

Take the train Almaty 2 at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 10 h 42 m. Ticket price is about €15 The travel distance is 896 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Akadyr.
Take the train Akadyr at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 4 h 34 m. Ticket price is about €4 The travel distance is 272 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Balhash 2.


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Train

Take the train Almaty 2 at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 11 h Ticket price is about €9 The travel distance is 562 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Aktogay.
Take the train Aktogay at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 6 h 43 m. Ticket price is about €6 The travel distance is 384 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Balhash 2.


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Train

Take the train Almaty 2 at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 1 h 17 m. The travel distance is 35 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Tschemolgan.
Take the train Shamalgan at the station Kyrgyz Railway.

The journey takes approximately 12 h 55 m. Ticket price is about €27 The travel distance is 580 km.

Carrier is Kyrgyz Railway.

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Get off at the Aktogay.
Take the train Akadyr at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 6 h 43 m. Ticket price is about €6 The travel distance is 272 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Balhash 2.


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Drive

In a rental car. Check this site to see which rental company offers the best deal with discounts of up to 20%.

The journey takes approximately 9 h 4 m. The travel distance is 629 km.

Get off at the Balqash.


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Fly train

Take the Almaty Public Transport bus at the Aerovokzal station .

The journey takes approximately 53 m. The travel distance is 35 km.

Carrier is Almaty Public Transport.

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Get off at the Almaty Airport.
Fly out to Almaty (ALA) of the Karaganda (KGF) airport.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 30 m. Ticket price is about €40

Carrier is Air Astana.

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🚖 Find a cheap local taxi

Get off at the Karaganda (KGF).
Take the taxi at the Karaganda (KGF).

The journey takes approximately 24 m. Ticket price is about €3 The travel distance is 24 km.

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Get off at the Karaganda Pass.
Take the train Karaganda Pass at the station Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

The journey takes approximately 7 h 55 m. Ticket price is about €8 The travel distance is 470 km.

Carrier is Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

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Get off at the Balhash 2.


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The cheapest way to travel from Almaty to Balqash is by taking a Train with an average price of €9. The journey takes approximately 18 ч. 43 мин.

Drive is the fastest way to travel from Almaty to Balqash. Tickets cost €11. The journey takes approximately 9 ч. 4 мин.

Almaty is approximately 629 km away from Balqash. The trip by car takes 9 h 4 m.

The average journey time by car between Almaty and Balqash is 9 h 4 m.