There are 11 ways to get from Shanghai to Aksu by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane SHA - AKU
9h 17m¥1,825–7,529Train
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Turfan Northtrain Shanghai
- Take the train from Turpan North Station to Aksutrain Urumqi
47h 47m¥436–1,253Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Guyuanbus
- Take the taxi from Guyuan to Pingliang Westtaxi
- Take the bus from Pingliang East to Urumqibus
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Aksubus
3d 6h¥1,636–1,873Drive 4,542.1 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Aksucar 4,542.1 km
46h 43m¥3,830–5,532Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane PVG - AKU
9h 54m¥1,775–4,679Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Aksu Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane NTG - AKU
11h 35m¥2,512–9,666Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Aksu Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane HGH - AKU
11h 28m¥2,197–9,168Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)plane SHA - ACF
- Take the taxi from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Aksutaxi
11h 21m¥1,174–4,514Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)plane PVG - ACF
- Take the taxi from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Aksutaxi
11h 18m¥1,124–3,964Train via Lanzhou
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lanzhoutrain Shanghai
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Aksutrain Chengdu
2d 5h¥445–1,158Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunshan to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Aksutrain
2d 14h¥478–1,245
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aksu Airport (AKU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Aksu is to train which costs ¥430 - ¥1300 and takes 47h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Aksu is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs ¥1800 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai station to Aksu. However, there are services departing from Shanghai station and arriving at Aksu via Turpan North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 47m.
The distance between Shanghai and Aksu is 3833 km. The road distance is 4542.1 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Aksu without a car is to train which takes 47h 47m and costs ¥430 - ¥1300.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Shanghai to Aksu, including transfers.
Shanghai to Aksu train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Shanghai station.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Aksu is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs ¥1800 - ¥8000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥430 - ¥1300 and takes 47h 47m.
Aksu is 2h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:40 AM in Shanghai and 3:40 AM in Aksu.
Shanghai to Aksu train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Turfan North station.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Aksu, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aksu Airport (AKU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Shanghai station to Aksu via Turfan North, Turpan North Station, and Aksu in around 47h 47m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–7,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–9,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–17,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–9,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–13,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–16,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–12,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–4,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–5,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aksu Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
Train from Shanghai station to Turfan North
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–460
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–900
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,400
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥180–270
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥410–490
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
Train from Turpan North Station to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95–332
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥95–140
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥190–240
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥310–380
Train from Lanzhou to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–627
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥240–340
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥480–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–900
Train from Lanzhou to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–627
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥240–340
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥480–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–900
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–270
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–490
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
Train from Kunshan to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–280
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–800
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Guyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
Bus from Pingliang East to Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
Bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥55–75
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- ¥170–250
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