There are 4 ways to get from Hami to Almaty by train, car, taxi, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Hami to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
18h 57m$56–122Drive 1,566.7 km
- Drive from Hami to Almatycar 1,566.7 km
15h 57m$198–286Taxi to Hami Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Hami to Hami Airport (HMI)taxi
- Fly from Hami Airport (HMI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HMI - ALA
14h 38m$81–373Taxi to Barkol, fly
- Take the taxi from Hami to Barkol (DHH)taxi
- Fly from Barkol (DHH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DHH - ALA
16h 12m$119–465
Hami Airport (HMI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hami to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $55 - $130 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Hami to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $80 - $380.
The distance between Hami and Almaty is 1589 km. The road distance is 1566.7 km.
It takes approximately 18h 57m to get from Hami to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h behind Hami. It is currently 9:26 PM in Hami and 8:26 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Hami to Almaty is 1567 km. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Hami to Almaty.
There are 3090+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Hami, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Hami to Almaty. However, you can take the train to Urumqi Station, take the train to Yining, drive to Altynkol, take the train to Almaty 1, walk to Almaty 1, take the line 36 bus to Fire Station 11, walk to Avtomobilny zavod, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can drive from Hami to Almaty in around 15h 57m.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Hami Airport to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Hami Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Barkol to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Hami Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Barkol to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Barkol to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Barkol to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Train from Hami to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $25–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $40–60
Train from Hami to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $11–16
- Hard Sleeper
- $20–22
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–45
Train from Hami to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- 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 Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $10–35
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