There are 8 ways to get from Bishkek to Altay by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Almaty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Altay Airport (AAT)ALA - AAT
19h 40mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station701
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Kuitun
- Take the train from Kuitun to Altay
44h 32m¥290–728Bus, train via Yining
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station701
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yining403
- Take the train from Yining to Kuitun
- Take the train from Kuitun to Altay
37h 27mTrain, drive via Kerimagash
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1385
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yining
- Take the train from Yining to Kuitun
- Take the train from Kuitun to Altay
38h 5mDrive 1,500 km
- Drive from Bishkek to Altay1,500 km
16h 33m¥1,342–1,939Bus to Kashgar Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgar
- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Altay Airport (AAT)KHG - AAT
21h¥1,763–7,179Bus, bus to Osh, fly
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Fly from Osh (OSS) to Altay Airport (AAT)OSS - AAT
31h 40m¥1,849–8,666Train, drive
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Kapshagay385
- Take the train from Kaptschagaj to Dostyk
- Drive from Dostyk to Jinghe South
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Kuitun
- Take the train from Kuitun to Altay
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Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Altay Airport (AAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bishkek to Altay is to bus and train which costs ¥290 - ¥750 and takes 44h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bishkek to Altay is to drive which takes 16h 33m and costs ¥1300 - ¥2000.
The distance between Bishkek and Altay is 1586 km. The road distance is 1500 km.
The best way to get from Bishkek to Altay without a car is to bus and train via Yining which takes 37h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Bishkek to Altay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bishkek to Altay is 1500 km. It takes approximately 16h 33m to drive from Bishkek to Altay.
There are three+ hotels available in Altay.
What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Altay, China?
There is no direct connection from Bishkek to Altay. However, you can take the train to Almaty 1, walk to Almaty 1, take the line 36 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Altay Airport (AAT), then take the taxi to Altay. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bishkek to Altay via Bishkek Avtovokzal, Almaty Sayran Bus Station, Yining, Yining, Kuitun, and Altay in around 37h 27m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Altay Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Altay Airport via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,100
Flights from Osh to Altay Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Osh to Altay Airport via Urumqi, Tacheng
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Osh to Altay Airport via Urumqi, Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Altay Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Altay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Kapshagay
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Yining to Kuitun
Train from Ürümqi to Kuitun
Train from Jinghe South to Kuitun
Train from Yining to Kuitun
Train from Ürümqi to Kuitun
Train from Jinghe South to Kuitun
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Kuitun to Altay
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–140
- Schedules at
- china-railway.com.cn
- 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
- ¥30
- 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 Ürümqi to Kuitun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–130
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–220
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kaptschagaj to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–140
- 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)
- ¥100–140
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥41
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥604
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥82
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- 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
- ¥50–180
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–360
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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