There are 7 ways to get from Chengdu to Almaty by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CTU - ALA
9h 42m$311–702Train, drive #2
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 13h$77–173Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Beijing West Stationtrain
- 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
40h 25m$200–309Drive 3,501.1 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Almatycar 3,501.1 km
38h 55m$442–638Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TFU - ALA
8h 59m$242–473Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MIG - ALA
15h 27m$239–1,218Train, drive
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 1h$92–229
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $90 - $230 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Almaty is to subway and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $240 - $480.
The distance between Chengdu and Almaty is 2797 km. The road distance is 3501.1 km.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Chengdu to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Chengdu. It is currently 2:08 PM in Chengdu and 11:08 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Almaty is 3501 km. It takes approximately 38h 55m to drive from Chengdu to Almaty.
There are 3460+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Train from Chengdu East to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- $190–210
- Business Class Seat
- $270–390
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $12–14
- Business Class Seat
- $17–25
Train from Chengdu East Station to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $18–20
- 1st Class Seat
- $30–33
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Guangyuan to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $10–16
- Hard Sleeper
- $19–21
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–45
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
- 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
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Chengdu East Station to Guangyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $22–35
Train from Guangyuan to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Guangyuan to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $8–12
- Hard sleeper
- $16–23
- Soft sleeper
- $26–35
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
Train from Guangyuan to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $10–15
- Hard Sleeper
- $21–26
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–45
Train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
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