There are 6 ways to get from Kunming 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 from Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KMG - ALA
10h 49m$162–492Train, drive via Beijing
- Take the train from Kunming South to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
43h 47m$263–389Drive 4,286.7 km
- Drive from Kunming to Almatycar 4,286.7 km
47h 10m$541–781Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DLU - ALA
12h 34m$190–537Train, drive
- Take the train from Kunming to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 15h$174–280Train, drive #2
- Take the train from Kunming to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 19h$162–266
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $160 - $270 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $160 - $500.
The distance between Kunming and Almaty is 3147 km. The road distance is 4286.7 km.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Kunming to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Kunming. It is currently 15:15 in Kunming and 12:15 in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Kunming to Almaty is 4287 km. It takes approximately 47h 10m to drive from Kunming to Almaty.
There are 3475+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Almaty International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Train from Kunming South to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- $280–310
- Business Class Seat
- $420–600
Train from Kunming to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $90–100
- 1st Class Seat
- $150–170
- Business Class Seat
- $220–310
Train from Kunming to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- $120–135
- Business Class Seat
- $170–250
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- 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
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Guangyuan to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–88
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $95–120
Train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–94
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $35–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–140
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $8–11
- Soft sleeper
- $13–17
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $8–11
- Soft sleeper
- $13–17
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–31
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–31
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–31
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–31
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