There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Aktau by plane, train, car, subway, 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 from Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane PEK - SCO
12h 57m$251–713Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
3d 11h$121–253Drive 6,569.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Aktaucar 6,569.6 km
3d 2h$828–1,196Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane PKX - SCO
14h 33m$250–714Subway, train, drive
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot East to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 10h$143–277Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Beijing to Pingliang Eastbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang East to Urumqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 21h$249–324
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Aktau is to train and drive which costs $120 - $260 and takes 3 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Aktau is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Beijing and Aktau is 5339 km. The road distance is 6569.6 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Beijing to Aktau, including transfers.
Aktau is 3h behind Beijing. It is currently 2:30 AM in Beijing and 11:30 PM in Aktau.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Aktau is 6570 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Beijing to Aktau.
There are 280+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aktau Airport (SCO) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Train operators
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- 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
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
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
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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)
- $55–75
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–50
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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)
- $55–75
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–50
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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)
- $55–75
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–50
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $30–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $49–54
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
Bus operators
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Beijing to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
Bus from Pingliang East to Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
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