GARES FERROVIAIRES ALMATY I ET ALMATY II

Two railway stations serve Almaty. Most long distance trains, including international ones (to China or Russia), stop at Almaty I, 9 km north of the city centre, at the end of Seyfullin Street. But the majority of trains have for terminus and departure point Almaty II station, closer to the city centre, at the north end of Abilay Khan Street.

International trains make it possible to travel to Moscow (a train every two days, 3 days driving time) and Urumqi (two to three «Genghis Khan» trains per week, counting 28 hours of journey, 10 hours at the border for the change of wheel trains). It is also here that trains go to Tashkent.

National trains serve virtually every city in the country, but the journey times are always extremely long and often make the bus more convenient. Take 36 hours to reach Oskemen (Kamenogorsk-Kamenogorsk), 15 hours for Tchymkent, 22 hours for Kyzyl-Orda, 16 hours for Turkestan and 20 hours for Astana. The compartments are divided into first and second class, with the last category of spaces in six sleeping areas.

The fast train Talgo linking Almaty to Astana covers the distance not at the speed of the TGV but with 7 hours less than the usual trains and offers a much superior comfort (restaurant and bar, air conditioning, different compartments of compartments). Talgo trains make the connection five times a week, with only one stop (but not always) in Karaganda. Departures from Almaty in the evening.

Tickets for the Almaty II train station are open 24 hours a day for the purchase of tickets.