There are 7 ways to get from Gansu to Kazakhstan 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
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LHW - ALA
9h 52m$134–344Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
42h 37m$75–148Drive 2,887.3 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Almatycar 2,887.3 km
28h 30m$364–526Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LHW - NQZ
11h 1m$125–555Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YZY - ALA
14h 39m$211–863Fly Jinchang to Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Jinchang (JIC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane JIC - ALA
7h 33m$119–490Train, drive via Turpan
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 1h$79–161
Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gansu to Kazakhstan is to train and drive which costs $75 - $150 and takes 42h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Gansu to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Gansu and Kazakhstan is 2468 km. The road distance is 2887.3 km.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Gansu to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Gansu to Kazakhstan is 2887 km. It takes approximately 28h 30m to drive from Gansu to Kazakhstan.
There are 3598+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Gansu, China and Kazakhstan?
Tianjin Airlines, Flyr, and two other airlines fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jinchang to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Lanzhou to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–31
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–31
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–31
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–31
Train from Lanzhou to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–71
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–110
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $8–11
- Soft sleeper
- $13–17
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- 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
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