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
8h 19m$117–358Train, drive
cheapest- 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$73–138Train, drive via Altynkol
- 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$77–135Drive 2,979.1 km
- Drive from Yinchuan to Almatycar 2,979.1 km
31h 1m$376–543Bus, 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$85–148
Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yinchuan to Almaty is to bus and train and drive which costs $80 - $150 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Yinchuan to Almaty is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $110 - $360.
The distance between Yinchuan and Almaty is 2559 km. The road distance is 2979.1 km.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Yinchuan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Yinchuan. It is currently 2:28 AM in Yinchuan and 11:28 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 3580+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Yinchuan, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and six 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
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
Flights from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
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
- $80–100
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
- $80–100
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
- 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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
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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