There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Alashankou by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bole, taxi
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Bole (BPL)plane SHA - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
10h 4m¥2,404–4,334Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
44h 23m¥588–1,271Train, taxi via Beijing
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Beijing Southtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
25h 34m¥1,118–1,751Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Beijingbus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the bus from Urumchi North to Bolebus
- Take the taxi from Bole to Alashankoutaxi
2d 3h¥774–1,406Drive 4,314.4 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Alashankoucar 4,314.4 km
43h 24m¥3,638–5,254Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bole (BPL)plane PVG - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
12h 36m¥804–2,484Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Bole, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Bole (BPL)plane WUX - BPL
- Take the taxi from Bole (BPL) to Alashankoutaxi
11h 32m¥2,727–5,242Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane SHA - YIN
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
13h 6m¥1,575–3,681Bus, train, taxi via Yinchuan
- Take the bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Jinghe South to Alashankoutaxi
2d 11h¥1,027–1,383
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Bole (BPL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Alashankou is to train and taxi which costs ¥550 - ¥1300 and takes 44h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Alashankou is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 4m and costs ¥2400 - ¥4400.
The distance between Shanghai and Alashankou is 3784 km. The road distance is 4314.4 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Alashankou without a car is to train and taxi via Beijing which takes 25h 34m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1800.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Shanghai to Alashankou, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Alashankou is 4314 km. It takes approximately 43h 24m to drive from Shanghai to Alashankou.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Alashankou, China?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Alashankou. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Bole (BPL), then take the taxi to Alashankou. Alternatively, you can take the train to Beijing South, walk to Beijing South, take the subway to Dongguantou, take the taxi to Beijing West Station, take the train to Ürümqi, take the train to Jinghe South, then take the taxi to Alashankou.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole via Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–6,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bole via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bole via Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bole via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Train from Shanghai station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥580–630
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥330–480
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–100
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Beijing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–400
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
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