There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Jinan by plane, bus, 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 to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane ALA - TNA
12h 13m¥2,402–2,955Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Jinantrain
2d 9h¥589–1,368Bus, train via Xi'an
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xian North to Xuzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Stationtrain
47h 9m¥971–1,868Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Bus Station to Jinanbus
2d 13hDrive 3,960.4 km
- Drive from Almaty to Jinancar 3,960.4 km
42h 38m¥3,340–4,824Fly to Tianjin Binhai, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane ALA - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin South to Jinantrain
13h 29m¥2,126–3,907Fly to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW)plane ALA - SJW
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang East to Jinantrain
15h 19m¥1,328–3,774Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Xuzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Stationtrain
2d 4h¥858–1,558Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot East station to Beijing North stationtrain
- Take the bus from Beijing to Jinan Bus Terminalbus
2d 15h¥612–1,573
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Jinan is to bus and train which costs ¥550 - ¥1400 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Jinan is to fly which takes 12h 13m and costs ¥2400 - ¥3000.
The distance between Almaty and Jinan is 3509 km. The road distance is 3960.4 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Jinan without a car is to bus and train via Xi'an which takes 47h 9m and costs ¥950 - ¥1900.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Almaty to Jinan, including transfers.
Jinan is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 04:16 in Almaty and 07:16 in Jinan.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Jinan is 3960 km. It takes approximately 42h 38m to drive from Almaty to Jinan.
There are 130+ hotels available in Jinan.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Jinan, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,900
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Ürümqi to Shangqiu
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,200
Train from Ürümqi to Shangqiu
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,200
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Shijiazhuang East to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Hohhot East station to Beijing North station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥150–340
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥150–210
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥240–340
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Xian North to Xuzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥590–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Tianjin South to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–450
Train from Shangqiu to Xuzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Shangqiu to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥330–360
- Business Class Seat
- ¥470–700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥32
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Ürümqi to Hohhot East
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–619
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥450–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–850
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–400
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Bus Station to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Beijing to Jinan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥120–180
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥120–180
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including South Korea: Travelling from Seoul to Busan , Which side of Niagara Falls should I choose (and how do I get there)?, and Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train - to help you get the most out of your next trip.