There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Almaty by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Taxi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Chengdu to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)taxi
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CTU - ALA
10h 59m$317–556Taxi to Hongyuan Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the taxi from Chengdu to Hongyuan Airport (AHJ)taxi
- Fly from Hongyuan Airport (AHJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane AHJ - ALA
14h 36m$261–589Taxi, bus, train, drive
- Take the taxi from Chengdu to Siguniangshan Towntaxi
- Take the bus from Siguniangshan Town to Chadianzi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Chengdu West station to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 8hDrive 3,420.1 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Almatycar 3,420.1 km
40h 41m$431–623Taxi, bus, subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Chengdu to Siguniangshan Towntaxi
- Take the bus from Siguniangshan Town to Xinnanmen Stationbus
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TFU - ALA
18h 30m
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Almaty is to taxi and fly which costs $260 - $600 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 59m and costs $310 - $600.
The distance between Chengdu and Almaty is 3120 km. The road distance is 3420.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Chengdu to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Chengdu. It is currently 12:12 PM in Chengdu and 9:12 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Almaty is 3420 km. It takes approximately 40h 41m to drive from Chengdu to Almaty.
There are 3688+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chengdu, Sichuan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Chengdu to Almaty. However, you can take the taxi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Siguniangshan Town, take the bus to Chadianzi Bus Terminal, take the taxi to Chengdu West station, take the train to Lanzhou, take the train to Ürümqi, take the train to Yining, drive to Altynkol, take the train to Almaty 1, then take the train to Almaty 2.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–440
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Train from Chengdu West station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $13–18
- Hard sleeper
- $24–35
- Soft sleeper
- $35–50
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
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
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 400-688-6250
- [email protected]
- Website
- sgnsgeopark.cn
Bus from Siguniangshan Town to Chadianzi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- sgnsgeopark.cn
Bus from Siguniangshan Town to Xinnanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sgnsgeopark.cn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Estimated price
- $35–130
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