Distance from Riyadh to Almaty
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia → 🇰🇿 Almaty, Kazakhstan
The distance between Riyadh and Almaty is 3,430 kilometres (2,131 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of King Khalid International Airport (RUH), the initial heading is roughly northeast (46°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 4h 47m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's capital, a fast-modernizing desert city of gleaming towers and broad highways at the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.
Top sights: Kingdom Centre, Masmak Fortress, Diriyah, National Museum, Edge of the World cliffs
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, a leafy, cosmopolitan hub at the foot of the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains.
Top sights: Medeu & Shymbulak, Kok-Tobe, Zenkov Cathedral, Central State Museum, Green Bazaar
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Almaty from Riyadh?
- 3,430 km (2,131 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Riyadh to Almaty?
- About 4h 47m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Almaty from Riyadh?
- Almaty lies roughly to the northeast of Riyadh (initial bearing 46°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Riyadh: King Khalid International Airport (RUH). Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA).
More distances from Riyadh
See the country profiles for Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, or open the Asia distance calculator.