There are 6 ways to get from Wuhan to Almaty by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane WUH - ALA
10h 32m$151–451Train, drive #3
cheapest- Take the train from Wuchang Station to Xinyangtrain
- Take the train from Xinyang to Baotou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Baotou 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 9h$100–244Train, drive via Baoding
- Take the train from Hankou to Baoding Easttrain
- Take the train from Baoding to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
44h 43m$147–250Drive 4,217.5 km
- Drive from Wuhan to Almatycar 4,217.5 km
42h 20m$532–768Train, drive
- Take the train from Hankou to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 5h$133–241Train, drive #2
- Take the train from Wuhan to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou 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 11h$110–215
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wuhan to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $110 - $220 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Wuhan to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 32m and costs $150 - $460.
The distance between Wuhan and Almaty is 3593 km. The road distance is 4217.5 km.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Wuhan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Wuhan. It is currently 12:28 AM in Wuhan and 9:28 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Wuhan to Almaty is 4217 km. It takes approximately 42h 20m to drive from Wuhan to Almaty.
There are 3567+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Wuhan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Train from Hankou to Baoding East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- $105–120
- Business Class Seat
- $150–220
Train from Hankou to Shangqiu
- 2nd Class Seat
- $43–48
- 1st Class Seat
- $70–80
- Business Class Seat
- $100–150
Train from Wuhan to Zhengzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- $31–35
- 1st Class Seat
- $52–56
- Business Class Seat
- $75–110
Train from Baoding to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–100
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–160
Train from Shangqiu to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–180
Train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
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
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
- 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 Wuchang Station to Xinyang
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–14
- Soft sleeper
- $16–21
Train from Xinyang to Baotou Station
- Hard Seat
- $22–30
- Hard sleeper
- $40–60
- Soft sleeper
- $65–85
Train from Baotou to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–86
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $95–120
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