There are 5 ways to get from Alashankou to Almaty by taxi, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Bole, fly
best- Take the taxi from Alashankou to Bole (BPL)taxi
- Fly from Bole (BPL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BPL - ALA
6h 7m$110–438Train
cheapest- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train 338Т
18h 24m$14–25Drive 607.8 km
- Drive from Alashankou to Almatycar 607.8 km
6h 43m$77–111Taxi to Tacheng Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Alashankou to Tacheng Airport (TCG)taxi
- Fly from Tacheng Airport (TCG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TCG - ALA
8h 57m$148–483Taxi, train to Yining Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Alashankou to Jinghe Southtaxi
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Yiningtrain
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
7h 18m$84–418
Bole (BPL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alashankou to Almaty is to train which costs $13 - $25 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alashankou to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $110 - $440.
The distance between Alashankou and Almaty is 528 km. The road distance is 607.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Alashankou to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Alashankou. It is currently 3:57 PM in Alashankou and 12:57 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Alashankou to Almaty is 608 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Alashankou to Almaty.
There are 3103+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Alashankou, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Dostyk to Almaty 2 3 times a week. Tickets cost $12–22 and the journey takes 18h 10m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bole to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bole to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–22
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $9–14
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $14–19
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Estimated price
- $15–65
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