There are 4 ways to get from Guilin to Almaty by 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KWL - ALA
10h 33m$312–814Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Guilin West to Mianyangtrain
- Take the train from Mianyang 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 18h$134–307Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Guilin North to Beijing West Stationtrain
- 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
39h 52m$219–332Drive 4,624.6 km
- Drive from Guilin to Almatycar 4,624.6 km
46h 39m$583–842
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guilin to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $130 - $310 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Guilin to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Guilin and Almaty is 3655 km. The road distance is 4624.6 km.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Guilin to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Guilin. It is currently 1:09 AM in Guilin and 10:09 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Guilin to Almaty is 4625 km. It takes approximately 46h 39m to drive from Guilin to Almaty.
There are 3295+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Guilin, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Train from Guilin North to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–140
- 1st Class Seat
- $210–240
- Business Class Seat
- $310–440
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- 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
Train from Guilin West to Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- $85–130
Train from Mianyang to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–94
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
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
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–32
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $28–32
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