There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Ili by train, plane, car, or subway
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PKX - YIN
6h 54m¥2,642–3,555Train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain Urumqi
20h 49m¥477–1,006Drive 3,336.8 km
- Drive from Beijing to Ilicar 3,336.8 km
35h 50m¥2,836–4,097Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PEK - YIN
6h 48m¥3,343–3,952Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane TSN - YIN
9h 33m¥1,365–3,193Train to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airporttrain
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane SJW - YIN
7h 9m¥1,346–3,163Subway, train
- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway 13
- 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
44h 8m¥639–1,179
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Ili is to train which costs ¥470 - ¥1100 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Ili is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs ¥3300 - ¥4000.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing station to Ili. However, there are services departing from Beijing West Station and arriving at Yining via Ürümqi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 49m.
The distance between Beijing and Ili is 2983 km. The road distance is 3336.8 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Ili without a car is to train which takes 20h 49m and costs ¥470 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Beijing to Ili, including transfers.
Beijing to Ili train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Ili is to train which takes 20h 49m and costs ¥470 - ¥1100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥3300 - ¥4000 and takes 6h 48m.
Beijing to Ili train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Ürümqi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Ili is 3337 km. It takes approximately 35h 50m to drive from Beijing to Ili.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Ili, China?
You can take a train from Beijing West Station to Ili via Ürümqi and Yining in around 20h 49m. Alternatively, Air China and China Express Airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yining Airport (YIN) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–6,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–6,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–3,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport via Hami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–3,900
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–4,900
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,100
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
Train from Beijing North station to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥330–370
- Business Class Seat
- ¥480–700
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6–10
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Hohhot East to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–618
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥450–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–850
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