There are 7 ways to get from Turpan to Kazakhstan by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
8h 39m$135–605Train, 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$37–75Train, drive
- 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 30m$57–91Drive 1,172.6 km
- Drive from Turpan to Almatycar 1,172.6 km
11h 56m$148–214Fly Turpan to Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TLQ - ALA
9h 30m$65–366Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane URC - NQZ
9h 38m$136–606Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane URC - CIT
8h 56m$207–478
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Kazakhstan is to train and drive via Jelilyüzi which costs $35 - $80 and takes 21h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Kazakhstan is to bus and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Turpan and Kazakhstan is 1072 km. The road distance is 1172.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Turpan to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Kazakhstan is 1173 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Turpan to Kazakhstan.
There are 194+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Kazakhstan?
Chengdu, China Express Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Tacheng, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Altay, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Aksu, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Aral Talim Airport, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Turpan to Almaty International Airport via Karamay, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–950
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
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
- $14–20
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $8–13
- Soft Sleeper
- $19–28
Train from Turfan North to Urumqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $23–29
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- 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
- $18–25
- 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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