There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Chengdu by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)ALA - CTU
9h 49m¥1,931–3,700Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi412
- Take the train from Ürümqi Station to Turpan
- Take the train from Turfan to Chengdu Station
2d 9h¥766–1,061Bus, train via Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Guangyuan
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
44h 3mDrive 3,492.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Chengdu3,492.8 km
39h 17m¥3,105–4,485Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)ALA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
8h 3m¥1,800–3,270Fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)ALA - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
11h 28m¥1,047–3,711
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Chengdu is to bus and train which costs ¥750 - ¥1100 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 8h 3m and costs ¥1800 - ¥3300.
The distance between Almaty and Chengdu is 2797 km. The road distance is 3492.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Chengdu without a car is to bus and train via Lanzhou which takes 44h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Almaty to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 8:30 PM in Almaty and 11:30 PM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Chengdu is 3493 km. It takes approximately 39h 17m to drive from Almaty to Chengdu.
There are 528+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Chengdu, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–7,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–7,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
Train from Lanzhou to Guangyuan
Train from Lanzhou to Guangyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–370
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥160–230
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥260–370
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–210
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Lanzhou to Guangyuan
Train from Ürümqi Station to Turpan
Train from Turfan to Chengdu Station
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ürümqi Station to Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥28–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–360
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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