How to get fromKaramay to Almatyby car, plane, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Karamay to Almaty by car, plane, or train

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Drive to Usharal Airport, fly
best
1. Drive from Karamay to Usharal Airport (USJ)car
2. Fly from Usharal Airport (USJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane USJ - ALA
5h 47m
$114–293
Train, drive via Altynkol
cheapest
1. Take the train from Karamay to Kuituntrain
2. Take the train from Kuitun to Yiningtrain
3. Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
4. Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
16h 34m
$31–73
Drive 889.5 km
1. Drive from Karamay to Almatycar 889.5 km
9h 8m
$113–162
Fly from Kelamayi Airport
1. Fly from Kelamayi Airport (KRY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KRY - ALA
5h 16m
$75–366
Drive to Urzhar Airport, fly
1. Drive from Karamay to Urzhar Airport (UZR)car
2. Fly from Urzhar Airport (UZR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane UZR - ALA
6h 7m
$114–293
Train to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Karamay to Ürümqitrain
2. Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
9h 32m
$152–272
Train, drive
1. Take the train from Karamay to Kuituntrain
2. Take the train from Kuitun to Jinghe Southtrain
3. Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
4. Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
25h 4m
$34–75

Usharal Airport (USJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

4Weekly Planes

55 minAverage Duration

$73Cheapest Price

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Distance: 914.7 km
Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Karamay, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?

Urumqi Airlines Co, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kelamayi Airport (KRY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily.

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Almaty(opens in a new window), Kazakhstan(opens in a new window)

Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata (Russian: Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola (now called Astana).

Places to stay in Almaty

Garden Park Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Rahat Palace Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Hotel Uyut Almaty(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Almaty Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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