There are 6 ways to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan by taxi, plane, train, car, 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.
Taxi, fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LXA - ALA
10h 53m$270–724Train, 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$106–229Drive 3,332.8 km
- Drive from Tibet to Almatycar 3,332.8 km
40h 6m$420–607Taxi, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- 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
11h 52m$321–925Taxi, 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$302–827Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Zhongweitrain
- Take the train from Zhongwei 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 14h$136–217
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan is to train and drive which costs $100 - $230 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 53m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Tibet and Kazakhstan is 2065 km. The road distance is 3332.8 km.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Tibet to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tibet to Kazakhstan is 3333 km. It takes approximately 40h 6m to drive from Tibet to Kazakhstan.
There are 3525+ 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 Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Central Stadium. 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
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
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
- $320–1,200
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
- $290–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
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
- $330–1,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $29–45
- 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 Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
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 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
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Hard Seat
- $6–8
- Hard sleeper
- $11–17
- Soft sleeper
- $19–25
Train from Zhongwei to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $25–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–60
- Soft Sleeper
- $75–95
- 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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