There are 4 ways to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty by plane, train, or car
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Fly from Yining Airport
best- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
2h 11m$69–304Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
15h 30m$51–70Drive 990.2 km
- Drive from Ürümqi to Almatycar 990.2 km
9h 57m$125–181Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
5h 4m$142–242
Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty is to fly which takes 2h 11m and costs $65 - $310.
The distance between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Almaty is 378 km. The road distance is 990.2 km.
It takes approximately 2h 11m to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 1h behind Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is currently 12:59 PM in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and 11:59 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty is 990 km. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Almaty.
There are 3688+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Flyr flies from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–180
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- 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
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