There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Alashankou by bus, plane, taxi, 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 Istanbul, fly to Bole, taxi
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bole (BPL)plane IST - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
15h 37m¥1,322–4,975Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bole, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bole (BPL)plane SAW - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
16h 59m¥1,302–4,833Bus, train
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Riajsk 1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Karaganda Passtrain
- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Dostyktrain
6d¥2,240–3,936Drive 5,927.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Alashankoucar 5,927.2 km
3d 2h¥5,208–7,523Bus to Istanbul, fly to Yining Airport, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane IST - YIN
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
15h 9m¥1,493–5,822Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane IST - URC
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
15h 1m¥2,698–3,917Bus to Istanbul, fly to Almaty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane IST - ALA
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Dostyktrain
28h 24m¥1,322–2,926Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Yining Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane SAW - YIN
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
20h 31m¥1,573–4,680
Istanbul (IST) to Bole (BPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Alashankou is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥1300 - ¥3000 and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Alashankou is to bus and fly and train and taxi which takes 15h 1m and costs ¥2700 - ¥4000.
The distance between Istanbul and Alashankou is 4393 km. The road distance is 5927.2 km.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Istanbul to Alashankou, including transfers.
Alashankou is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 5:00 AM in Istanbul and 10:00 AM in Alashankou.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Alashankou is 5927 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Istanbul to Alashankou.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Alashankou, China?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Alashankou. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Bole (BPL), then take the taxi to Alashankou. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Emniyet Otogar to Alashankou via Nazran', Nazran, Riajsk 1, Ryazhsk-1, Karaganda Pass, and Dostyk in around 6d.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bole via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Bole via Almaty International Airport, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Bole via Tashkent, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Istanbul to Bole via Shimkent, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
Flights from Istanbul to Yining Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bole via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bole via Tehran Imam Khomeini, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bole via Almaty International Airport, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Istanbul to Yining Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Yining Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bole via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bole via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,900
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Riajsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥410–700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,700–2,400
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥410–600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥490–700
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,600
- 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)
- ¥1,300–1,900
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Karaganda Pass to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–200
- 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)
- ¥150–200
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥100–150
Train from Almaty 1 to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥85–160
- 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)
- ¥110–160
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥85–120
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–100
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22–50
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥419
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
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