There are 5 ways to get from Turpan to Almaty by train, car, plane, 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.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
17h 24m$56–91Train, drive via Jelilyüzi
cheapest- Take the train from Turfan North to Urumqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining Easttrain
- Drive from Yining East to Khorgascar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
21h 57m$37–75Drive 1,172.6 km
- Drive from Turpan to Almatycar 1,172.6 km
11h 56m$148–214Fly from Turpan
- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TLQ - ALA
13h 29m$60–335Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
8h 38m$135–325
Turpan (TLQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Almaty is to train and drive via Jelilyüzi which costs $35 - $75 and takes 21h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Almaty is to bus and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $130 - $330.
The distance between Turpan and Almaty is 1232 km. The road distance is 1172.6 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Turpan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h behind Turpan. It is currently 12:01 PM in Turpan and 11:01 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Almaty is 1173 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Turpan to Almaty.
There are 3085+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Chengdu, Flyr, and three other airlines fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Bole, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Aksu, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Fuyun, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–20
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $7–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $8–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $19–27
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
- $14–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $23–28
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
- 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 Ürümqi to Yining East
- Hard Seat
- $9–13
- Hard sleeper
- $17–25
- Soft sleeper
- $29–40
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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