There are 6 ways to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan by taxi, plane, train, car, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LXA - NQZ
12h 7m$361–1,024Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 19h$100–218Drive 3,332.8 km
- Drive from Tibet to Almatycar 3,332.8 km
40h 5m$420–607Taxi, fly to Almaty International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LXA - ALA
11h 8m$300–873Taxi, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LXA - CIT
12h 15m$392–826Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 4h$125–195
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan is to train and drive which costs $100 - $220 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 8m and costs $300 - $900.
The distance between Tibet and Kazakhstan is 2985 km. The road distance is 3332.8 km.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tibet to Kazakhstan is 3333 km. It takes approximately 40h 5m to drive from Tibet to Kazakhstan.
There are 3588+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Tibet, China and Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Tibet to Kazakhstan. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ), walk to Astana Airport, then take the line 10 bus to Narodnyy Bank. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tibet to Auezov Theater via Lhasa, Lanzhou, Ürümqi, Jinghe South, Dostyk, Almaty 2, and Abylay Khana in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
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
- airastana.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
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
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 Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $19–24
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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