There are 5 ways to get from Lhasa to Kazakhstan by taxi, plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LXA - ALA
10h 15m$280–774Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain
- 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
2d 19h$104–225Drive 3,333.9 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Almatycar 3,333.9 km
40h 7m$418–603Taxi, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LXA - NQZ
12h 13m$341–975Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Zhongweitrain
- Take the train from Zhongwei to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 14h$136–217
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Kazakhstan is to train and drive which costs $100 - $230 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Kazakhstan is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 15m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Lhasa and Kazakhstan is 2066 km. The road distance is 3333.9 km.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Lhasa to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Kazakhstan is 3334 km. It takes approximately 40h 7m to drive from Lhasa to Kazakhstan.
There are 3368+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Lhasa to Kazakhstan. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Central Stadium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lhasa to Auezov Theater via Lanzhou, Ürümqi, Jinghe South, Dostyk, Almaty 2, and Raiymbek batyr in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $29–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–75
- Soft Sleeper
- $85–130
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
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Hard Seat
- $6–8
- Hard sleeper
- $12–17
- Soft sleeper
- $19–25
Train from Zhongwei to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $25–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–60
- Soft Sleeper
- $75–95
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $20–24
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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