There are 10 ways to get from Almaty to Shandong by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane ALA - TAO
11h 16m¥1,993–3,487Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xuzhoutrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Weifangtrain
2d 10h¥609–1,438Bus, train via Xi'an
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xian North to Xuzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Weifangtrain
2d¥1,051–1,958Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Bus Station to Jinanbus
- Take the bus from Jinan Bus station to Weifangbus
2d 17hDrive 4,180.1 km
- Drive from Almaty to Weifangcar 4,180.1 km
43h 34m¥3,525–5,091Fly to Yantai Penglai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT)plane ALA - YNT
- Take the bus from Yantai Airport to Jiashike Bus Stationbus
13h 4m¥1,113–2,998Fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane ALA - TNA
- Take the train from Jinan to Zibotrain
13h 58m¥2,188–2,860Fly to Weihai, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Weihai (WEH)plane ALA - WEH
- Take the bus from Weihai Dashuibo Airport to Weihaiwei Buildingbus
13h 20m¥1,212–3,280Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Xuzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Weifangtrain
2d 6h¥938–1,648Bus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang Eastbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Weifangbus
3d 10h¥1,443–1,806
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Shandong is to bus and train which costs ¥600 - ¥1500 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Shandong is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs ¥1900 - ¥3500.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Shandong. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Weifang via Urumqi, Pingliang West, Lanzhou and Yinchuan Nanmen Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Almaty and Shandong is 3789 km. The road distance is 4180.1 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Shandong without a car is to bus and train via Xi'an which takes 2 days 0h and costs ¥1000 - ¥2000.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Almaty to Shandong, including transfers.
Almaty to Shandong bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Shandong is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs ¥1900 - ¥3500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥1400 - ¥1900 and takes 3 days 10h.
Almaty to Shandong bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Ürümqi station.
Shandong is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 1:50 PM in Almaty and 4:50 PM in Shandong.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Shandong, China?
Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Weifang via Ürümqi, Ürümqi, Ürümqi South, Urumqi, Pingliang West, Lanzhou, Lanzhou, and Yinchuan Nanmen Station in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Weihai via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Weihai via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Weihai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Weihai via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Ürümqi to Shangqiu
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,200
Train from Ürümqi to Xuzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥280–410
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–800
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Jinan to Zibo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–95
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–95
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Xian North to Xuzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥590–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Xuzhou East to Weifang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥360–390
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Jinan to Zibo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥50–55
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–160
Train from Shangqiu to Xuzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Xuzhou East to Weifang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥360–390
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Xuzhou East to Weifang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥360–390
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥32
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Bus Station to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Weifang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jinan Bus station to Weifang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥60–120
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥85–120
- Phone
- 0535-6299999
- [email protected]
- Website
- yantai-airport.com
Bus from Yantai Airport to Jiashike Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- yantai-airport.com
- Phone
- 0631-8641172
- [email protected]
- Website
- whairport.com
Bus from Weihai Dashuibo Airport to Weihaiwei Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- whairport.com
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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