There are 7 ways to get from Wuwei to Almaty by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Wuwei to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
29h 24mTrain, bus to Lanzhou, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wuwei to Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)LHW - ALA
13h 11m$122–334Drive 2,622.1 km
- Drive from Wuwei to Almaty2,622.1 km
26h 3m$331–478Train to Jinchang, fly
- Take the train from Wuwei to Jinchang
- Fly from Jinchang (JIC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)JIC - ALA
17h 47m$167–469Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Wuwei to Turfan
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Take the bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Drive from Bole to Dostyk
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
2d 7hTrain to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wuwei to Zhangye
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)YZY - ALA
19h 2m$358–1,032Train, train to Xining, fly
- Take the train from Wuwei to Lanzhou West
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xining
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)XNN - ALA
17h 32m
Jinchang (JIC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wuwei to Almaty is to train and bus and fly which costs $120 - $340 and takes 13h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Wuwei to Almaty is to train and bus and fly which takes 13h 11m and costs $120 - $340.
The distance between Wuwei and Almaty is 2677 km. The road distance is 2622.1 km.
It takes approximately 29h 24m to get from Wuwei to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Wuwei. It is currently 2:16 AM in Wuwei and 11:16 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Wuwei to Almaty is 2622 km. It takes approximately 26h 3m to drive from Wuwei to Almaty.
There are 3180+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Wuwei, Gansu, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Wuwei to Almaty. However, you can take the train to Ürümqi, take the train to Yining, drive to Altynkol, take the train to Almaty 1, walk to Almaty 1, take the line 36 bus to Fire Station 11, walk to Avtomobilny zavod, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can drive from Wuwei to Almaty in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Train from Wuwei to Ürümqi
Train from Wuwei to Jinchang
Train from Wuwei to Zhangye
Train from Wuwei to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $21–30
- Hard Sleeper
- $40–55
- Soft Sleeper
- $65–85
Train from Wuwei to Jinchang
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- $12–15
- Soft Sleeper
- $20–25
Train from Wuwei to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $16–19
- Soft Sleeper
- $25–35
Train from Wuwei to Zhangye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $7–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $15–19
- Soft Sleeper
- $25–35
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 Wuwei to Jinchang
Train from Wuwei to Turfan
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
Train from Wuwei to Lanzhou
Train from Wuwei to Zhangye
Train from Wuwei to Lanzhou West
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- 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
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $11–16
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–21
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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