There are 8 ways to get from Gansu to Bishkek by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHW - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
16h$122–346Train, drive
cheapest- 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
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Otartrain
- Drive from Otar to Bishkekcar
37h 36m$90–245Drive 3,122.1 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Bishkekcar 3,122.1 km
31h 16m$394–569Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YZY - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
19h 1m$199–675Fly Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane JGN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
16h 31m$219–775Fly Jinchang to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jinchang (JIC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane JIC - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
13h 25m$127–422Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Kashgar Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)plane LHW - KHG
- Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkekcar
15h 3m$284–724Train to Xining, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xiningtrain
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane XNN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
19h 51m$294–688
Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gansu to Bishkek is to train and drive which costs $90 - $250 and takes 37h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Gansu to Bishkek is to fly and bus which takes 13h 25m and costs $120 - $430.
The distance between Gansu and Bishkek is 2707 km. The road distance is 3122.1 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Gansu to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 2h behind Gansu. It is currently 1:47 PM in Gansu and 11:47 AM in Bishkek.
Yes, the driving distance between Gansu to Bishkek is 3122 km. It takes approximately 31h 16m to drive from Gansu to Bishkek.
There are 1127+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Gansu, China and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Gansu to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to Lanzhou Airport, walk to Lanzhou (LHW) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oriental Hotel to Bishkek via Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, and Otar in around 37h 36m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Jinchang, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Lanzhou to Kashgar Airport via Hotan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lanzhou to Kashgar Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Jinchang, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Xining to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Kashgar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
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
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–11
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–18
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–100
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $11–17
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
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