There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Aktobe by plane, train, or car
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane PVG - AKX
14h 43m$411–1,114Train, drive #2
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Aktobetrain
4d 6h$117–245Train, drive via Yinchuan
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Yinchuantrain
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Aktobetrain
4d$230–625Drive 6,800.4 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Aktobecar 6,800.4 km
3d 7h$857–1,238Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane SHA - AKX
16h 6m$284–806Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane HGH - AKX
18h 46m$305–877Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane NKG - AKX
18h 33m$390–840Train, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai station 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 Aktobetrain
4d 1h$124–544
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Aktobe is to train and drive which costs $110 - $250 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Aktobe is to fly which takes 14h 43m and costs $410 - $1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Aktobe is 5687 km. The road distance is 6800.4 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Shanghai to Aktobe, including transfers.
Aktobe is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:53 AM in Shanghai and 9:53 PM in Aktobe.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Aktobe is 6800 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Shanghai to Aktobe.
There are 186+ hotels available in Aktobe.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Aktobe, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana flies from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Xi An, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Yinchuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- $220–240
- Business Class Seat
- $320–460
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–22
- 1st Class Seat
- $32–35
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
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
- $80–100
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Almaty 1 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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)
- $40–55
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $27–40
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–80
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $30–45
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $35–55
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $19–27
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $170–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $240–340
Train from Almaty 1 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $170–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $240–340
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $50–75
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $50–75
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
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