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How to get fromXining to Bishkekby plane, bus, train, car, or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Xining to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi

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  1. Fly Xining to Almaty International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane XNN - ALA
    2. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    18h 47m
    $141–375

  2. Train, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhoutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain train
    3. Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain train
    4. Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar car
    5. Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train train
    6. Take the train from Almaty 1 to Otartrain train
    7. Drive from Otar to Bishkekcar car
    40h 18m
    $93–265

  3. Drive  2,957.6 km

    1. Drive from Xining to Bishkekcar car 2,957.6 km
    29h 58m
    $373–539

  4. Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LHW - ALA
    4. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    18h 30m
    $147–380

  5. Fly Xining to Issyk-Kul International Airport, taxi, train

    1. Fly from Xining (XNN) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane plane XNN - IKU
    2. Take the taxi from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Rybachyetaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Rybachye to Bischkek 2train train
    24h 38m
    $225–623

  6. Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Kashgar Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)plane plane LHW - KHG
    4. Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkekcar car
    17h 48m
    $289–798

Xining (XNN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration11h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$132Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,540.7 km
  • Duration: 18h 47m

What companies run services between Xining, China and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?

There is no direct connection from Xining to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to Xining Airport, walk to Xining (XNN) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a train from Xining to Bishkek via Lanzhou, Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, and Otar in around 40h 18m.

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