There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, train
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO)plane ALA - CGO
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
12h 39m¥2,207–3,906Bus, train via Lanzhou
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xian North to Gongyi South Stationtrain
43h 56m¥689–1,546Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang Eastbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Gansu Lanzhou to Xi'anbus
- Take the bus from Xi'an to Luoyangbus
- Take the taxi from Luoyang to Shaolin Monasterytaxi
2d 23h¥1,269–1,642Drive 3,872.1 km
- Drive from Almaty to Shaolin Monasterycar 3,872.1 km
39h 22m¥3,360–4,853Fly Almaty International Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA)plane ALA - LYA
- Take the taxi from Luoyang-Airport-LYA to Shaolin Monasterytaxi
13h 23m¥2,010–8,276Bus to Yining Airport, fly to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yiningbus
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO)plane YIN - CGO
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
20h 18m¥1,130–3,829Fly Almaty International Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY)plane ALA - NNY
- Take the train from Nanyang East to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
17h 31m¥1,786–6,302Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
- Take the train from Xian North to Gongyi South Stationtrain
45h 18m¥788–1,363Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Luoyanglongmentrain
- Take the train from Luoyanglongmen to Gongyi Southtrain
2d 2h¥770–1,352
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery is to train and drive which costs ¥750 - ¥1400 and takes 45h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery is to fly and train which takes 12h 39m and costs ¥2200 - ¥4000.
The distance between Almaty and Shaolin Monastery is 3473 km. The road distance is 3872.1 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery without a car is to bus and train via Lanzhou which takes 43h 56m and costs ¥650 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Shaolin Monastery is 3872 km. It takes approximately 39h 22m to drive from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery.
There are five+ hotels available in Shaolin Monastery.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Shaolin Monastery, Henan, China?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Shaolin Monastery. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), walk to Zhengzhou Airport, take the bus to East Train Station, walk to Zhengzhou East, take the train to Gongyi South Station, then take the taxi to Shaolin Monastery. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Shaolin Monastery via Ürümqi, Ürümqi, Lanzhou, Lanzhou West Station, Xian North, and Gongyi South in around 43h 56m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Xi An, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Yining Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Yining Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Yining Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–5,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,800
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥42–46
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Xian North to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥280–310
- Business Class Seat
- ¥400–600
Train from Nanyang East to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥190–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥270–390
Train from Yinchuan to Luoyanglongmen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥420–460
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥650–750
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Luoyanglongmen to Gongyi South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥23–26
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥36–40
- Business Class Seat
- ¥45–70
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥32
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- 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
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
Bus from Gansu Lanzhou to Xi'an
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥228
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
Bus from Xi'an to Luoyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥90
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ¥70–100
Luoyang Jinmudan Taxi
- Phone
- +86 379 9610033
Luoyang Jinmudan Taxi
- Phone
- +86 379 9610033
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