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Istanbul (IST) to Alma-ata (ALA) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to Alma-ata Almaty Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Air Astana and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 3,927 km, about 5h 15m in the air. There are also 19 one-stop options, via airports such as Moscow, Tashkent and Antalya.

Live fares for IST → ALASee all routes on the map
3,927 kmdistance
~5h 15mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
19one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to Alma-ata

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → ALAAir Astana, Turkish Airlines3,927 km~5h 15m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
SVO MoscowSouthwind airlines and Aeroflot then Air Astana4,902 km~8h 40m
TAS TashkentCentrum Air and Uzbekistan Airways then Centrum Air and Uzbekistan Airways4,037 km~7h 35m
AYT AntalyaTurkish Airlines then Pegasus Airlines4,429 km~8h 5m
SVX YekaterinburgAeroflot and Turkish Airlines then Red Wings4,757 km~8h 30m
VKO MoscowTurkish Airlines and United Nigeria Airlines then SCAT and United Nigeria Airlines4,862 km~8h 35m
KZN KazanNordwind Airlines and Turkish Airlines then Air Astana and Red Wings4,604 km~8h 15m
ESB AnkaraTurkish Airlines then Ajet3,994 km~7h 30m
GYD BakuAzerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines then Air Astana4,032 km~7h 35m
ADB IzmirPegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines then SunExpress4,503 km~8h 10m
MRV Mineralnye VodyAzimuth then Azimuth3,928 km~7h 25m
TBS TbilisiTurkish Airlines then Air Astana3,968 km~7h 30m
KUF SamaraRed Wings then Air Astana4,377 km~8h

More from Istanbul and Alma-ata

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.