There are 6 ways to get from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA) by train, plane, or car
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Train to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, 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 14m$147–262Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Manasi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 1train
26h 18m$32–73Train, drive via Altynkol
- Take the train from shihezi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
13h 56m$42–58Drive 833.2 km
- Drive from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA)car 833.2 km
8h 33m$105–152Train to Yining Airport, fly
- Take the train from shihezi to Yiningtrain
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
7h 47m$90–336Train to Kelamayi Airport, fly
- Take the train from shihezi to Karamaytrain
- Fly from Kelamayi Airport (KRY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KRY - ALA
9h 48m$79–384
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA) is to train and drive which costs $30 - $75 and takes 26h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA) is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs $140 - $270.
The distance between Shihezi and Almaty Airport (ALA) is 989 km. The road distance is 833.2 km.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA), including transfers.
Almaty Airport (ALA) is 1h behind Shihezi. It is currently 12:42 PM in Shihezi and 11:42 AM in Almaty Airport (ALA).
Yes, the driving distance between Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA) is 833 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA).
There are 3696+ hotels available in Almaty Airport (ALA).
What companies run services between Shihezi, China and Almaty Airport (ALA), Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Shihezi to Almaty Airport (ALA). However, you can take the train to Ürümqi, take the taxi to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) airport, then fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA). Alternatively, you can take a train from shihezi to Ogareva via Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, and Almaty 1 in around 13h 56m.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Kelamayi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Kelamayi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Turpan, Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Kelamayi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Kelamayi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Bole, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Kelamayi Airport to Almaty International Airport via Turpan, Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- 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 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 shihezi to Karamay
- Hard Seat
- $5–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–14
- Soft sleeper
- $16–22
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
Train from shihezi to Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $7–11
- Hard Sleeper
- $16–20
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–35
- 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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–25
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
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