There are 5 ways to get from Beijing to Aktau by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane PEK - SCO
16h 13m$240–663Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
3d 12h$120–246Drive 6,564.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Aktaucar 6,564.6 km
3d 3h$828–1,195Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane PKX - SCO
15h 18m$260–864Subway, train, drive
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot East to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 11h$142–267
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Aktau is to train and drive which costs $120 - $250 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Aktau is to train and fly which takes 15h 18m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Beijing and Aktau is 5339 km. The road distance is 6564.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Beijing to Aktau, including transfers.
Aktau is 3h behind Beijing. It is currently 12:08 PM in Beijing and 9:08 AM in Aktau.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Aktau is 6565 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Beijing to Aktau.
There are 194+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Xi An, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Novosibirsk, Karaganda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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)
- $50–70
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–45
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $29–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $49–53
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–91
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
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