There are 7 ways to get from Nanjing to Almaty by 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.
Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NKG - ALA
11h 57m$292–423Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Nanjing to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 4h$101–211Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
47h 34m$173–289Drive 4,536.9 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Almatycar 4,536.9 km
45h 54m$572–826Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HGH - ALA
11h 50m$236–392Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SHA - ALA
13h 30m$237–457Train, bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hefeitrain
- Take the bus from City Center Terminal to Hefei Xinqiao Airportbus
- Fly from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HFE - ALA
14h 50m$178–501
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $100 - $220 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $230 - $400.
The distance between Nanjing and Almaty is 3927 km. The road distance is 4536.9 km.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Nanjing to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Nanjing. It is currently 4:43 PM in Nanjing and 1:43 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Almaty is 4537 km. It takes approximately 45h 54m to drive from Nanjing to Almaty.
There are 3475+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–450
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–450
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–490
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Train from Nanjing South to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $45–50
- 1st Class Seat
- $75–85
- Business Class Seat
- $100–160
Train from Zhengzhou East to Beijing West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $44–48
- 1st Class Seat
- $70–80
- Business Class Seat
- $100–150
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Nanjing South to Hefei
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Nanjing to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- $140–210
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- 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 Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $21–29
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
- 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
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