There are 7 ways to get from Qingdao to Aktau 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane TAO - SCO
17h 26m$248–711Train, drive via Yunlong
cheapest- Take the train from Qingdao North to Xuzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 14h$159–320Train, drive
- Take the train from Qingdao to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 12h$187–365Drive 7,190.3 km
- Drive from Qingdao to Aktaucar 7,190.3 km
3d 9h$926–1,337Bus, bus to Yantai Penglai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Yantaibus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Yantai Airportbus
- Fly from Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane YNT - SCO
20h 37m$233–630Train to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Qingdao to Jinantrain
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane TNA - SCO
19h 34m$292–963Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Jinanbus
- Take the bus from Jinan to Yinchuan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
4d 20h
Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Qingdao to Aktau is to train and drive via Yunlong which costs $150 - $320 and takes 4 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Qingdao to Aktau is to fly which takes 17h 26m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Qingdao and Aktau is 5842 km. The road distance is 7190.3 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Qingdao to Aktau, including transfers.
Aktau is 3h behind Qingdao. It is currently 7:54 PM in Qingdao and 4:54 PM in Aktau.
Yes, the driving distance between Qingdao to Aktau is 7190 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Qingdao to Aktau.
There are 260+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Qingdao, China and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
Shandong Airlines, Flyr, and three other airlines fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Aktau Airport (SCO) once daily.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Aktau Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Beijing Capital, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Aktau Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Aktau Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Xi An, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Aktau Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Train from Qingdao to Shangqiu
- 2nd Class Seat
- $53–59
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–100
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Qingdao to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $29–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $48–53
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Shangqiu to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $130–180
Train from Xuzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- $95–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $130–190
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- 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 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 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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–75
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $46–49
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $60–75
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–75
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $46–49
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $60–75
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–75
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $46–49
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $60–75
Train from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Qingdao North to Xuzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–110
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Yantai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $13–19
Bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–25
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Jinan to Yinchuan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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