There are 9 ways to get from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan by train, plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Train to Yinchuan Hedong Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Take the train from Zhongwei South Station to Yinchuan Hedong Airport
- Fly from Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)INC - ALA
10h 39mTrain, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Zhongwei to Yinchuan
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Take the bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Drive from Bole to Dostyk
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
2d 16h$67–130Train, drive
- Take the train from Zhongwei to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
35h 17mDrive 2,901.9 km
- Drive from Zhongwei to Almaty2,901.9 km
28h 56m$366–529Taxi to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)
- Fly from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)ZHY - ALA
13h 39m$114–493Train to Yinchuan Hedong Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the train from Zhongwei South Station to Yinchuan Hedong Airport
- Fly from Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)INC - NQZ
11h 8mTrain, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Take the train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)LHW - ALA
16h 2m$143–505Taxi to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)
- Fly from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)ZHY - CIT
17h 51m$141–626Taxi to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)
- Fly from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)ZHY - NQZ
11h 52m$130–574
Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan is to train and bus and drive which costs $65 - $130 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 52m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Zhongwei and Kazakhstan is 2713 km. The road distance is 2901.9 km.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zhongwei to Kazakhstan is 2902 km. It takes approximately 28h 56m to drive from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan.
There are 188+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Zhongwei, China and Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Zhongwei to Kazakhstan. However, you can take the train to Yinchuan Hedong Airport, walk to Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Central Stadium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zhongwei to Central Stadium via Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, Almaty 1, Fire Station 11, and Avtomobilny zavod in around 35h 17m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Train from Zhongwei South Station to Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
Train from Zhongwei to Ürümqi
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
Train from Zhongwei to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $23–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $45–60
- Soft Sleeper
- $70–90
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $16–20
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–35
Train from Zhongwei to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $13–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $22–28
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $25–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–60
- Soft Sleeper
- $75–95
- 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
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Zhongwei to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
Train from Zhongwei to Yinchuan
- 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
- 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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Estimated price
- $19–23
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