There are 4 ways to get from Shihezi to Almaty by train, plane, or car
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from shihezi to Ürümqitrain
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
5h 55m$147–261Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Manasi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
26h 12m$31–70Train, drive via Altynkol
- Take the train from shihezi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
13h 58m$41–57Drive 845.4 km
- Drive from Shihezi to Almatycar 845.4 km
8h 38m$107–154
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shihezi to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $30 - $75 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Shihezi to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $140 - $270.
The distance between Shihezi and Almaty is 1003 km. The road distance is 845.4 km.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Shihezi to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h behind Shihezi. It is currently 2:46 AM in Shihezi and 1:46 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Shihezi to Almaty is 845 km. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Shihezi to Almaty.
There are 3580+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Shihezi, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Shihezi to Almaty. However, you can take the train to Ürümqi, take the taxi to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take a train from shihezi to Kazybek Bi via Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, Almaty 1, Fire Station 11, and Avtomobilny zavod in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–180
Train from shihezi to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $7–11
Train from shihezi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $22–35
Train from shihezi to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
Train from Manasi to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $5–8
- Hard sleeper
- $11–16
- Soft sleeper
- $18–24
Train from shihezi to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $14–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $22–28
- 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
- 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
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