There are 5 ways to get from Xiangtan to Almaty by bus, 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.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Xiangtan Bus Station to Changsha Airportbus
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CSX - ALA
11h 40m$266–606Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Xiangtan to Changsha Stationtrain
- Take the train from Changsha to Xi'antrain
- Take the train from Xi'an to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 9h$108–231Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Xiangtan to Changsha Stationtrain
- Take the train from Changsha South to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
47h 3m$153–360Drive 4,495.7 km
- Drive from Xiangtan to Almatycar 4,495.7 km
45h 20m$567–819Train, drive via Baotou
- Take the train from Xiangtan to Huangchuantrain
- Take the train from Huangchuan 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 19h$116–275
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xiangtan to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $100 - $240 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Xiangtan to Almaty is to bus and fly which takes 11h 40m and costs $260 - $650.
The distance between Xiangtan and Almaty is 3716 km. The road distance is 4495.7 km.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Xiangtan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Xiangtan. It is currently 12:44 PM in Xiangtan and 9:44 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Xiangtan to Almaty is 4496 km. It takes approximately 45h 20m to drive from Xiangtan to Almaty.
There are 3525+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Xiangtan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Xiangtan to Almaty. However, you can take the bus to Changsha Airport, walk to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, then take the line 92 bus to Kazybek Bi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Xiangtan to Almaty 2 via Changsha Station, Jintai Plaza, Changsha South station, Changsha South, Beijing West Station, Ürümqi, Jinghe South, and Dostyk in around 47h 3m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Train from Xiangtan to Changsha Station
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Xiangtan to Changsha Station
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Xiangtan to Changsha Station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $4–10
- Soft Sleeper
- $15–22
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Xiangtan to Changsha Station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $4–10
- Soft Sleeper
- $15–22
Train from Changsha to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- $20–29
- Hard Sleeper
- $40–50
- Soft Sleeper
- $60–85
Train from Xi'an to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Changsha South to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $95–110
- 1st Class Seat
- $160–180
- Business Class Seat
- $230–330
Train from Changsha South to Beijing West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Schedules at
- highspeed.mtr.com.hk
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- $110–160
- 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
- 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
Train from Xiangtan to Huangchuan
- Hard Seat
- $13–19
- Hard sleeper
- $25–35
- Soft sleeper
- $40–55
Train from Huangchuan to Baotou Station
- Hard Seat
- $24–35
- Hard sleeper
- $40–60
- Soft sleeper
- $70–90
Train from Baotou to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–87
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $95–120
- Phone
- 0731-96777
- Website
- changsha-airport.com
Bus from Xiangtan Bus Station to Changsha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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