There are 5 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¥1,952–3,780Bus, 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¥767–1,065Bus, 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¥3,128–4,518Fly 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
10h 45m¥924–4,642
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 which takes 9h 49m and costs ¥1900 - ¥3800.
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 2:21 PM in Almaty and 5:21 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 504+ 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.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
- 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
- ¥1,900–3,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
- 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
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
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 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
- 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
- ¥110–370
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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