There are 9 ways to get from Xining to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly Xining to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane XNN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
17h 17m$181–484Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHW - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
20h 46m$177–589Train via Omsk
- Take the train from Xining to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatartrain
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Omsk-Passtrain
- Take the train from Omsk-Pass to Kurort-Borowoetrain
- Take the train from Kurort-Borovoe to Bischkek 2train
6d 11hDrive 2,953 km
- Drive from Xining to Bishkekcar 2,953 km
30h 16m$373–538Fly Xining to Kashgar Airport, drive
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)plane XNN - KHG
- Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkekcar
14h 51m$273–1,073Fly Xining to Issyk-Kul International Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane XNN - IKU
- Take the taxi from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Rybachyetaxi
- Take the train from Rybachye to Bischkek 2train
20h 43m$215–873Fly Xining to Tumxuk Airport, drive
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Tumxuk Airport (TWC)plane XNN - TWC
- Drive from Tumxuk Airport (TWC) to Bishkekcar
26h 21m$473–823Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Kashgar Airport, drive
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)plane LHW - KHG
- Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkekcar
17h 55m$299–948Train
- Take the train from Xining to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatartrain
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Chutrain
- Take the train from Chu to Bischkek 2train
7d 7h
Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Bishkek is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $490 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Bishkek is to fly and drive which takes 14h 51m and costs $270 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Xining to Bishkek. However, there are services departing from Xining and arriving at Bischkek 2 via Hohhot Station, Ulaanbaatar, Sliudianka 1, Omsk-Pass and Kurort-Borovoe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 11h.
The distance between Xining and Bishkek is 2541 km. The road distance is 2953 km.
The best way to get from Xining to Bishkek without a car is to train via Omsk which takes 6 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from Xining to Bishkek, including transfers.
Xining to Bishkek train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Xining station.
Bishkek is 2h behind Xining. It is currently 5:29 AM in Xining and 3:29 AM in Bishkek.
Xining to Bishkek train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Hohhot station.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Bishkek is 2953 km. It takes approximately 30h 16m to drive from Xining to Bishkek.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
You can take a train from Xining to Bischkek 2 via Hohhot Station, Ulaanbaatar, Sliudianka 1, Omsk-Pass, and Kurort-Borovoe in around 6d 11h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lanzhou to Kashgar Airport via Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Xining to Tumxuk Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–900
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Xining to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Train from Xining to Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- $90–130
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–17
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–120
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $40–50
- Sitting coach
- $14–17
- Soft sleeper coach
- $27–31
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $150–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $350–500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $90–130
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–170
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Omsk-Pass to Kurort-Borowoe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $100–140
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Chu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $220–310
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Kurort-Borovoe to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Rybachye to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Standard
- $2
- Lux
- $6
Train from Chu to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $14–20
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $13–15
- 1st Class Seat
- $21–24
- Business Class Seat
- $30–45
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
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