There are 7 ways to get from Almaty to Dostyk Station by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bole, drive
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bole (BPL)plane ALA - BPL
- Drive from Bole (BPL) to Dostyk Stationcar
7h 29m$142–431Train
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Dostyktrain 337Т
18h 15m$13–24Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Yiningbus 403
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostyk Stationcar
16h 12m$23–60Drive 614.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Dostyk Stationcar 614.8 km
7h 3m$24–35Fly to Yining Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane ALA - YIN
- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostyk Stationcar
8h 11m$85–331Fly to Usharal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Usharal Airport (USJ)plane ALA - USJ
- Take the taxi from Usharal Airport (USJ) to Dostyk Stationtaxi
7h 20m$160–341Fly to Urzhar Airport, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Urzhar Airport (UZR)plane ALA - UZR
- Take the taxi from Urzhar Airport (UZR) to Dostyk Stationtaxi
7h 25m$160–341
Almaty to Dostyk Station by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Dostyk Station is to train which costs $13 - $24 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Dostyk Station is to drive which takes 7h 3m and costs $23 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Almaty 2 and arriving at Dostyk. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Almaty and Dostyk Station is 542 km. The road distance is 614.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Dostyk Station without a car is to train which takes 18h 15m and costs $13 - $24.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Almaty to Dostyk Station, including transfers.
Almaty to Dostyk Station train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Almaty 2 station.
Almaty to Dostyk Station train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Dostyk station.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Dostyk Station is 615 km. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Almaty to Dostyk Station.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Dostyk Station, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk 3 times a week. Tickets cost $13–24 and the journey takes 18h 15m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Usharal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Urzhar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bole via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
- 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
- $8–28
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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