There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)SHA - ALA
11h 43m$266–394Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)HGH - ALA
12h 18m$215–495Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Taiyuan Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Taiyuan to Baoding
- Take the train from Baoding to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
2d 3hDrive 4,842.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve4,842.8 km
2d 1h$611–882Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)PVG - ALA
10h 40m$270–662Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)NKG - ALA
13h 24m$260–499Train, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
2d 6h
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve is to train and fly which costs $210 - $500 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $270 - $700.
The distance between Shanghai and Almaty State Reserve is 4141 km. The road distance is 4842.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve is 4843 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Shanghai to Almaty State Reserve.
There are 3214+ hotels available in Almaty State Reserve.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Almaty State Reserve, Kazakhstan?
Air China, Juneyao Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–390
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–390
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–390
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–420
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
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
- $210–350
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–480
Train from Taiyuan to Baoding
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $7–12
- Hard Sleeper
- $17–21
- Soft Sleeper
- $27–35
Train from Baoding to Ürümqi
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- 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 Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $16–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $18–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $30–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $22–35
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Taiyuan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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