There are 7 ways to get from Xining to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Xining to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)XNN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
18h 47m$170–914Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)LHW - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
18h 40m$154–488Train, drive
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Jeti-su
- Take the train from Zhety-Su to Bischkek 2386
2d 6hDrive 2,953 km
- Drive from Xining to Bishkek2,953 km
30h 16m$373–538Fly Xining to Kashgar Airport, drive
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)XNN - KHG
- Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkek
14h 49m$343–1,423Fly Xining to Osh, bus
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Osh (OSS)XNN - OSS
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
25h 27m$380–2,022Train, drive via Yinchuan
- Take the train from Xining to Yinchuan
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Jeti-su
- Take the train from Zhety-Su to Bischkek 2386
2d 22h
Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Bishkek is to train and bus and fly which costs $150 - $490 and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Bishkek is to fly and drive which takes 14h 49m and costs $340 - $1,500.
The distance between Xining and Bishkek is 2540 km. The road distance is 2953 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Xining to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 2h behind Xining. It is currently 3:13 PM in Xining and 1:13 PM in Bishkek.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Bishkek is 2953 km. It takes approximately 30h 16m to drive from Xining to Bishkek.
There are 792+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Xining to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to Xining Airport, walk to Xining (XNN) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a train from Xining to Bischkek 2 via Lanzhou, Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Jeti-su, and Zhety-Su in around 2d 6h.
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- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Xining to Osh via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Kashgar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Train from Xining to Lanzhou
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
Train from Xining to Lanzhou
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
Train from Xining to Yinchuan
Train from Xining to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $23–29
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $25–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–60
- Soft Sleeper
- $75–95
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Jeti-su
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- 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
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Zhety-Su to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $11–16
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–22
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $21–23
- 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
- $4–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- 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
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