There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Aral by plane, taxi, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane ALA - AKU
- Take the taxi from Aksu Airport (AKU) to Araltaxi
8h 31m¥1,104–3,112Bus to Yining Airport, fly to Aral Talim Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yiningbus
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)plane YIN - ACF
14h 26m¥452–2,643Drive 1,134.6 km
- Drive from Almaty to Aralcar 1,134.6 km
16h 20m¥965–1,394Fly Almaty International Airport to Aral Talim Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)plane ALA - ACF
8h 57m¥955–2,910
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aksu Airport (AKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Aral is to drive which costs ¥950 - ¥1400 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Aral is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 31m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3200.
The distance between Almaty and Aral is 502 km. The road distance is 1134.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Almaty to Aral, including transfers.
Aral is 1h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 8:46 AM in Almaty and 9:46 AM in Aral.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Aral is 1135 km. It takes approximately 16h 20m to drive from Almaty to Aral.
There are two+ hotels available in Aral.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Aral, China?
China Southern Airlines, Chengdu, and Air Astana fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Shimkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Yining Airport to Aral Talim Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,400
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥55–190
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- ¥170–220
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