There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Alashankou by bus, train, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, taxi
best- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yiningbus 403
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
16h¥205–434Train
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Dostyktrain 337Т
18h 30m¥103–178Drive 601.6 km
- Drive from Almaty to Alashankoucar 601.6 km
6h 50m¥524–757Fly to Bole, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bole (BPL)plane ALA - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
9h 37m¥1,525–10,856Fly to Yining Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane ALA - YIN
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
7h 59m¥613–3,407Fly to Tacheng Airport, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Tacheng Airport (TCG)plane ALA - TCG
- Take the taxi from Tacheng Airport (TCG) to Alashankoutaxi
10h 51m¥1,758–1,858
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bole (BPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Alashankou is to train which costs ¥100 - ¥180 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Alashankou is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs ¥500 - ¥800.
The distance between Almaty and Alashankou is 693 km. The road distance is 601.6 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Alashankou without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 16h and costs ¥200 - ¥440.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Almaty to Alashankou, including transfers.
Alashankou is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 10:28 AM in Almaty and 1:28 PM in Alashankou.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Alashankou is 602 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Almaty to Alashankou.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Alashankou, China?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk 3 times a week. Tickets cost ¥90–160 and the journey takes 18h 15m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Nur-Sultan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tacheng Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,380–1,420
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tacheng Airport via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,380–1,420
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥350–900
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tacheng Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–100
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–160
- 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)
- ¥120–160
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥55–190
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Estimated price
- ¥100–440
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