There are 8 ways to get from Bishkek to Xining by bus, plane, car, train, 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.
Bus to Almaty International Airport, fly to Xining
best- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Xining (XNN)plane ALA - XNN
15h 46m¥1,106–2,818Bus, train via Ürümqi
cheapest- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus 701
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
47h 11m¥363–1,047Drive, train
- Drive from Bishkek to Otarcar
- Take the train from Otar to Almaty 1train
- 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 Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Xiningtrain
39h 32m¥622–1,826Drive 2,952.9 km
- Drive from Bishkek to Xiningcar 2,952.9 km
30h 13m¥2,572–3,715Bus to Kashgar Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Xining (XNN)plane KHG - XNN
22h 42m¥1,738–6,643Train, taxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachyetrain
- Take the taxi from Rybachye to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Xining (XNN)plane IKU - XNN
20h 38m¥963–4,456Bus to Almaty International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane ALA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
18h 6m¥1,143–4,177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Take the train from Kashgar to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Xiningtrain
2d 12h¥896–1,380
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bishkek to Xining is to bus and train via Ürümqi which costs ¥360 - ¥1100 and takes 47h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bishkek to Xining is to bus and fly which takes 15h 46m and costs ¥1100 - ¥2900.
The distance between Bishkek and Xining is 2535 km. The road distance is 2952.9 km.
The best way to get from Bishkek to Xining without a car is to bus and train via Ürümqi which takes 47h 11m and costs ¥360 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from Bishkek to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 2h ahead of Bishkek. It is currently 5:19 PM in Bishkek and 7:19 PM in Xining.
Yes, the driving distance between Bishkek to Xining is 2953 km. It takes approximately 30h 13m to drive from Bishkek to Xining.
There are 28+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Xining, China?
There is no direct connection from Bishkek to Xining. However, you can take the taxi to Bishkek Avtovokzal, take the bus to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the taxi to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Xining (XNN), walk to Xining Airport, then take the bus to Yinlong Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bishkek to Xining via Otar, Almaty 1, Kerimagash, Yining, Ürümqi, and Lanzhou in around 39h 32m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Xining via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Xining via Novosibirsk, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Xining via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Xining via Almaty International Airport, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Xining via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,300
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Otar to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- 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)
- ¥40–55
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥40–60
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Otar to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥360–700
- 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)
- ¥360–500
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥500–700
- 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 Lanzhou to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
Train from Lanzhou to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–210
Train from Kashgar to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥270–650
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥500–650
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,100
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–280
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12–40
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Standard
- ¥12
- Lux
- ¥40
- 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
- ¥40
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥588
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- 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
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- ¥80–95
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