As of May 2010, there are overnight buses from Almaty's Sayran bus station that leave at roughly half hour intervals from 20:00-23:30 everyday. The journey takes approximately 12 hours, KZT1950 plus 300KZT for baggage.
Overnight buses will arrive at the Samal bus station, 5km out from the city center. From there, you can take buses from 35tenge to 40tenge for a marshrutka to the center. Taxis to the center are also available for 300-400tenge.
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