There are 5 ways to get from Balqash to Aral by car, bus, train, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive 1,740.1 km
best- Drive from Balqash to Aral1,740.1 km
20h 50m¥1,553–2,243Train to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly to Aral Talim Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Pass
- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)KGF - ACF
21h 7m¥810–3,856Bus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Aksu Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shagan
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aksu Airport (AKU)ALA - AKU
- Take the taxi from Aksu Airport (AKU) to Aral
21h 56mBus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Aral Talim Airport
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shagan
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)ALA - ACF
19h 30mBus, train to Almaty International Airport, fly to Kuqa Qiuci Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Balhash to Sary-Shagan
- Take the train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA)ALA - KCA
- Take the taxi from Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) to Aral
24h 43m
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aksu Airport (AKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balqash to Aral is to drive which costs ¥1500 - ¥2300 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Balqash to Aral is to drive which takes 20h 50m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2300.
The distance between Balqash and Aral is 1740 km. The road distance is 1740.1 km.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to drive 1740.1 km from Balqash to Aral.
Aral is 1h ahead of Balqash. It is currently 12:46 PM in Balqash and 1:46 PM in Aral.
Yes, the driving distance between Balqash to Aral is 1740 km. It takes approximately 20h 50m to drive from Balqash to Aral.
What companies run services between Balqash, Kazakhstan and Aral, China?
You can drive from Balqash to Aral in around 20h 50m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Almaty International Airport, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–5,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥370–2,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,300
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–85
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥200–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥130–190
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥60–85
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- 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)
- ¥90–120
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥70–100
Train from Balhash 2 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- 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)
- ¥75–100
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥60–85
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Sary-Shagan to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥500–750
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Balhash to Sary-Shagan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
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