There are 9 ways to get from Kazakhstan to Xi'an by plane, bus, 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 from Oskemen Airport
best- Fly from Oskemen Airport (UKK) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane UKK - XIY
8h 21m¥1,434–4,040Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain Ürümqi
46h 9m¥353–1,030Bus, train via Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang Eastbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an Northtrain
2d 11h¥1,104–1,723Drive 3,475.1 km
- Drive from Almaty to Xi'ancar 3,475.1 km
35h 2m¥2,953–4,266Fly from Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ALA - XIY
7h 58m¥1,520–2,924Fly from Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane CIT - XIY
5h 57m¥1,534–4,140Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane NQZ - XIY
9h¥1,620–3,625Bus, train via Yinchuan
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Xian Northtrain
47h 40m¥573–1,160Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Dostyktrain
- Drive from Dostyk to Jinghe Southcar
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
2d 4h¥519–1,078
Oskemen Airport (UKK) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kazakhstan to Xi'an is to train and drive which costs ¥500 - ¥1100 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Kazakhstan to Xi'an is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4200.
The distance between Kazakhstan and Xi'an is 2792 km. The road distance is 3475.1 km.
The best way to get from Kazakhstan to Xi'an without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 9m and costs ¥350 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Kazakhstan to Xi'an, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kazakhstan to Xi'an is 3475 km. It takes approximately 35h 2m to drive from Kazakhstan to Xi'an.
There are 555+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Kazakhstan and Xi'an, China?
Air Astana, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Oskemen Airport (UKK) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,300
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,300
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Yinchuan to Xian North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥270–300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥450–490
- Business Class Seat
- ¥650–950
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–170
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥120–170
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥90–130
Train from Jinghe South to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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