There are 6 ways to get from Hefei to Almaty by bus, plane, train, or car
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 Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from City Center Terminal to Hefei Xinqiao Airportbus
- Fly from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HFE - ALA
12h$174–754Train, drive #2
cheapest- Take the train from Hefei to Baotou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Baotou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 8h$100–219Train, drive via Baoding
- Take the train from Hefei to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Baodingtrain
- Take the train from Baoding to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
45h 50m$140–243Drive 4,396.8 km
- Drive from Hefei to Almatycar 4,396.8 km
44h 27m$554–801Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hefei South to Nanjing Southtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NKG - ALA
12h 58m$181–721Train, drive
- Take the train from Hefei to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 3h$116–221
Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hefei to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $110 - $230 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Hefei to Almaty is to bus and fly which takes 12h and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Hefei and Almaty is 3754 km. The road distance is 4396.8 km.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Hefei to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Hefei. It is currently 5:09 PM in Hefei and 2:09 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Hefei to Almaty is 4397 km. It takes approximately 44h 27m to drive from Hefei to Almaty.
There are 194+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Hefei, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Hefei to Almaty. However, you can take the bus to Hefei Xinqiao Airport, walk to Hefei-Airport-HFE airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hefei to Almaty 2 via Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Ürümqi, Jinghe South, and Dostyk in around 45h 50m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Train from Hefei to Shijiazhuang
- 2nd Class Seat
- $59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- $95–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–200
Train from Hefei South to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Hefei to Shangqiu
- 2nd Class Seat
- $26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- $43–47
- Business Class Seat
- $60–90
Train from Shijiazhuang to Baoding
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
Train from Hefei to Baotou Station
- Hard Seat
- $27–40
- Hard sleeper
- $45–70
- Soft sleeper
- $75–100
Train from Baoding to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–100
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–160
Train from Shangqiu to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–180
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- 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
Train from Hefei South to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
- 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
Train from Baotou to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–75
- Soft Sleeper
- $95–120
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