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
8h 2m$127–460Train
cheapest- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train 338Т
18h 24m$20–38Drive 607.8 km
- Drive from Alashankou to Almatycar 607.8 km
6h 43m$79–113Taxi, 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 8m$111–642Taxi 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 31m$177–507
Bole (BPL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alashankou to Almaty is to train which costs $19 - $40 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alashankou to Almaty is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs $75 - $120.
No, there is no direct train from Alashankou to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Dostyk and arriving at Almaty 2 via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
The distance between Alashankou and Almaty is 528 km. The road distance is 607.8 km.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Alashankou to Almaty, including transfers.
Alashankou to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Dostyk station.
Almaty is 3h behind Alashankou. It is currently 6:00 PM in Alashankou and 3:00 PM in Almaty.
Alashankou to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Almaty 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alashankou to Almaty is 608 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Alashankou to Almaty.
There are 3526+ 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 $18–32 and the journey takes 18h 10m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bole to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Bole to Almaty International Airport via Kuqa, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Bole to Almaty International Airport via Altay, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–32
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $28–32
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- $15–70
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