There are 5 ways to get from Xiamen 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 from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane XMN - ALA
9h 36m$275–606Train, drive via Zhengzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Xiamen North 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
3d 2h$118–381Train, drive
- Take the train from Xiamen to Nanchang West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nanchang West Station to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
43h 29m$218–374Drive 5,171.2 km
- Drive from Xiamen to Almatycar 5,171.2 km
2d 4h$647–935Train to Qingyang Airport, fly
- Take the train from Xiamen North to Jinjiangtrain
- Fly from Qingyang Airport (IQN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane IQN - ALA
18h 24m$181–570
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Almaty is to train and drive via Zhengzhou which costs $110 - $390 and takes 3 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $270 - $650.
The distance between Xiamen and Almaty is 4298 km. The road distance is 5171.2 km.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Xiamen to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Xiamen. It is currently 6:17 PM in Xiamen and 3:17 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Xiamen to Almaty is 5171 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Xiamen to Almaty.
There are 3396+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Shandong Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Qingyang Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Qingyang Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Qingyang Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Qingyang Airport to Almaty International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Qingyang Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Train from Xiamen to Nanchang West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $30–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- $55–80
Train from Xiamen North to Jinjiang
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $6–9
- Adult - 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Xiamen North to Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–190
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- $130–190
Train from Xiamen to Nanchang West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $47–52
- 1st Class Seat
- $75–85
- Business Class Seat
- $110–160
Train from Nanchang West Station to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- $150–180
- Business Class Seat
- $230–330
Train from Xiamen North to Jinjiang
- 2nd Class Seat
- $3–4
- 1st Class Seat
- $5–7
- Business Class Seat
- $7–11
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
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
- 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 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
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