There are 5 ways to get from Tibet to Almaty by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nyingchi Mainling Airport
best- Fly from Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LZY - ALA
12h 2m$414–754Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 10h$108–222Drive 3,333.9 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Almatycar 3,333.9 km
40h 7m$421–607Taxi to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LXA - ALA
11h 4m$300–874Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 10h$129–205
Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tibet to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $100 - $230 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Tibet to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 4m and costs $300 - $900.
The distance between Tibet and Almaty is 2190 km. The road distance is 3333.9 km.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Tibet to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Tibet. It is currently 4:23 PM in Tibet and 1:23 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Tibet to Almaty is 3334 km. It takes approximately 40h 7m to drive from Tibet to Almaty.
There are 3627+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Tibet, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and Sichuan Airlines fly from Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $28–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–75
- Soft Sleeper
- $85–130
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
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 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
Train from Lanzhou to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–100
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $13–17
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- 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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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