There are 7 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
18h 23m$281–764Train, 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$129–259Train, 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$240–586Drive 6,800.1 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Aktobecar 6,800.1 km
3d 5h$857–1,238Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX)plane SHA - AKX
15h 46m$264–906Train 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
19h 46m$315–928Train, 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$133–266
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Aktobe is to train and drive which costs $120 - $260 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Aktobe is to fly which takes 15h 46m and costs $260 - $950.
The distance between Shanghai and Aktobe is 5687 km. The road distance is 6800.1 km.
It takes approximately 18h 23m to get from Shanghai to Aktobe, including transfers.
Aktobe is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:28 AM in Shanghai and 4:28 AM in Aktobe.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Aktobe is 6800 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Aktobe.
There are 160+ hotels available in Aktobe.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Aktobe, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, SCAT, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) twice daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Novosibirsk, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Xi An, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Xi An, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- flyqazaq.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Aktobe International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Yinchuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- $220–250
- Business Class Seat
- $320–460
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–35
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
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
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–32
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $28–32
Train from Almaty 1 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $36–60
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $36–39
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $50–60
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–41
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $25–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $36–41
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $95–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $110–150
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $35–45
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–95
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $23–29
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Aktobe
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $150–220
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $220–290
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
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
- 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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