There are 5 ways to get from Yinchuan to Almaty by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane INC - ALA
7h 54m$117–358Train, drive via Altynkol
cheapest- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
39h 45m$77–136Drive 2,979.1 km
- Drive from Yinchuan to Almatycar 2,979.1 km
31h 1m$376–543Train, drive
- Take the train from Yinchuan to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d$78–150Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the bus from Urumchi North to Bolebus
- Drive from Bole to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 11h$90–159
Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Yinchuan to Almaty is to train and drive via Altynkol which costs $75 - $140 and takes 39h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Yinchuan to Almaty is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $110 - $360.
The distance between Yinchuan and Almaty is 2559 km. The road distance is 2979.1 km.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Yinchuan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Yinchuan. It is currently 7:13 PM in Yinchuan and 4:13 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Yinchuan to Almaty is 2979 km. It takes approximately 31h 1m to drive from Yinchuan to Almaty.
There are 3585+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Yinchuan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–110
Train from Yinchuan to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $50–65
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–110
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
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 Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Urumchi North to Bole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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