There are 5 ways to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan by plane, train, or car
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Fly Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
2h 17m$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 31m$51–70Drive 990.2 km
- Drive from Ürümqi to Almatycar 990.2 km
9h 57m$125–181Fly Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URC - ALA
5h 10m$142–242Fly Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane URC - NQZ
5h 48m$133–323
Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan is to train and drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 2h 17m and costs $65 - $310.
The distance between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Kazakhstan is 381 km. The road distance is 990.2 km.
It takes approximately 2h 17m to get from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan is 990 km. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan.
There are 3683+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China and 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
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–380
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- worldticket.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 Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–650
- 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
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- 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
- 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
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