There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to Yining by train, plane, car, taxi, or subway
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Yining Airport
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PKX - YIN
7h 18m¥3,046–6,560Train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain Urumqi
20h 55m¥478–1,006Drive 3,368.1 km
- Drive from Beijing to Yiningcar 3,368.1 km
33h 42m¥2,811–4,060Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PEK - YIN
6h 51m¥2,957–3,027Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Yining Airport
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane TSN - YIN
9h 21m¥1,369–3,998Train to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, fly to Yining Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airporttrain
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane SJW - YIN
7h 2m¥1,250–3,568Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole, taxi
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Bole (BPL)plane PEK - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Yiningtaxi
10h 42m¥2,954–4,829Subway, train
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway 13
- 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
44h 8m¥640–1,179
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Yining is to train which costs ¥470 - ¥1100 and takes 20h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Yining is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs ¥2950 - ¥3050.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing station to Yining. However, there are services departing from Beijing West Station and arriving at Yining via Ürümqi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 55m.
The distance between Beijing and Yining is 2986 km. The road distance is 3368.1 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Yining without a car is to train which takes 20h 55m and costs ¥470 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Beijing to Yining, including transfers.
Beijing to Yining train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Yining is to train which takes 20h 55m and costs ¥470 - ¥1100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2950 - ¥3050 and takes 6h 51m.
Yining is 2h behind Beijing. It is currently 6:18 AM in Beijing and 4:18 AM in Yining.
Beijing to Yining train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Ürümqi station.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Yining, China?
You can take a train from Beijing West Station to Yining via Ürümqi and Yining in around 20h 55m. Alternatively, Air China and China Express Airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yining Airport (YIN) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–8,500
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–8,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,930–2,970
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport via Altay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,930–2,970
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,400
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥330–370
- Business Class Seat
- ¥480–700
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6–10
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–619
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥450–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–850
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Estimated price
- ¥330–400
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