Almaty Intl Airport ALA
Cheap flights from Almaty begin with knowing your airport. Almaty Intl Airport, coded ALA, is the air gateway for Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the carriers that serve it link the city with Istanbul, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Budapest, Chisinau, Antalya, Tbilisi and Baku. That spread gives you a real choice: short hops across the region on one side, longer runs into Europe on the other. What you pay depends on the month you fly and how far ahead you book, so compare the dates around your trip rather than fixing on one.
Almaty Intl Airport at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 11.4 M (2024)
- Hub for
- Air Astana
- Elevation
- 2,234 m
- Opened
- 1935
- Official website
- alaport.com
- Population of Almaty
- 2.2 M (2024)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Getting from Almaty Intl Airport into Almaty rewards a little planning. Sort your ride before you land: taxis and ride-hailing apps are the usual way in, and confirming the fare or the app price before you set off saves an argument later. Ignore drivers who approach you inside the terminal. If your flight lands late at night, arrange the transfer in advance instead of hoping something is waiting outside. In winter, leave extra room in your plans — road conditions slow everything down, and a tight onward connection is the one thing worth avoiding.