There are 7 ways to get from Kuqa to Almaty by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kuqa Qiuci Airport
best- Fly from Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)KCA - ALA
5h 47m$113–603Taxi to Aral Talim Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the taxi from Kuqa to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)
- Fly from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)ACF - ALA
21h 41m$93–347Train, drive
- Take the train from Kuche to Ürümqi Station
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
24h 55mDrive 923 km
- Drive from Kuqa to Almaty923 km
13h 10m$117–168Train, drive via Turpan North Station
- Take the train from Kuche to Turpan North Station
- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
25h 19mTrain, drive #2
- Take the train from Kuche to Turpan North Station
- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostyk
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
33h 34mTrain, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kuche to Luntai
- Take the train from Luntai to Ürümqi Station
- Take the bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Drive from Bole to Dostyk
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
46h 12m
Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuqa to Almaty is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kuqa to Almaty is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $110 - $650.
The distance between Kuqa and Almaty is 543 km. The road distance is 923 km.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Kuqa to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h behind Kuqa. It is currently 5:39 AM in Kuqa and 4:39 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Kuqa to Almaty is 923 km. It takes approximately 13h 10m to drive from Kuqa to Almaty.
There are 3420+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Kuqa, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines and Air Astana fly from Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Aksu, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tumxuk Tangwangcheng, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Kuqa Qiuci Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Almaty International Airport via Korla, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Train from Kuche to Ürümqi Station
Train from Kuche to Luntai
Train from Luntai to Ürümqi Station
Train from Kuche to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–41
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $12–18
- Hard Sleeper
- $25–30
- Soft Sleeper
- $40–50
Train from Kuche to Turpan North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $11–16
- Hard Sleeper
- $23–28
- Soft Sleeper
- $35–45
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $13–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $22–28
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Kuche to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- 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 Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- 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
- $12–22
- 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)
- $16–22
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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