There are 4 ways to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty by plane, train, or car
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 Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
2h$65–300Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
22h 27m$31–61Drive 428.9 km
- Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almatycar 428.9 km
4h 38m$54–79Train, drive via Yining East
- Take the train from Yining East to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
23h 13m$34–61
Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $30 - $65 and takes 22h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty is to fly which takes 2h and costs $65 - $300.
The distance between Yining Airport (YIN) and Almaty is 369 km. The road distance is 428.9 km.
It takes approximately 2h to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty is 429 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty.
There are 3688+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Yining Airport (YIN), China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Flyr flies from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a week.
- 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
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
Train from Yining East to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $8–12
- Soft sleeper
- $14–19
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- 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)
- $18–25
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- 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)
- $18–25
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
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