There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Dostyk by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly, drive
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bole (BPL)plane ALA - BPL
- Drive from Bole (BPL) to Dostykcar
9h 40m$216–1,567Train
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Dostyktrain 337Т
18h 15m$12–23Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yiningbus 403
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
16h 13m$23–57Drive 615.2 km
- Drive from Almaty to Dostykcar 615.2 km
7h 3m$24–35Taxi
- Take the taxi from Almaty to Dostyktaxi 615.2 km
7h 3m$100–130
Almaty to Dostyk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Dostyk is to train which costs $12 - $23 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Dostyk is to drive which takes 7h 3m and costs $23 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Almaty 2 and arriving at Dostyk. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Almaty and Dostyk is 542 km. The road distance is 615.2 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Dostyk without a car is to train which takes 18h 15m and costs $12 - $23.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Almaty to Dostyk, including transfers.
Almaty to Dostyk train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Almaty 2 station.
Almaty to Dostyk train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Dostyk station.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Dostyk is 615 km. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Almaty to Dostyk.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Dostyk, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk 3 times a week. Tickets cost $12–23 and the journey takes 18h 15m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Nur-Sultan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $10–14
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $14–19
- 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
- $12–23
- 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)
- $17–23
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–18
- 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
- $7–26
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Yandex Taxi
- Website
- taxi.yandex.kz
Taxi Narodnoye
- Phone
- +77272252727
- Website
- almatytaxi.kz
Discount Taxi
- Phone
- +7 7073333333
- Website
- discounttaxi.kz
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