There are 11 ways to get from Yiwu 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 from Yiwu Airport
best- Fly from Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIW - ALA
13h 29m$150–470Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airportbus
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Suzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Suzhou 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 21h$117–264Train, drive
- Take the train from Yiwu to Nanchang Westtrain
- Take the train from Nanchang West Station to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station 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$213–334Drive 4,860.7 km
- Drive from Yiwu to Almatycar 4,860.7 km
2d 1h$613–885Bus to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Ningbobus
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane NGB - ALA
14h 47m$153–457Bus to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airportbus
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HGH - ALA
13h 30m$230–374Train to Quzhou Airport, fly
- Take the train from Yiwu to Quzhoutrain
- Fly from Quzhou Airport (JUZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane JUZ - ALA
13h 14m$230–820Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Yiwu to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane PVG - ALA
12h 17m$220–514Train to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Yiwu Station to Wenzhou North Stationtrain
- Fly from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport (WNZ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane WNZ - ALA
15h 26m$199–584Train, drive via Shangqiu
- Take the train from Yiwu to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
2d 6h$154–268Bus, train, drive via Yinchuan
- Take the bus from Yiwu to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- 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
3d 7h$142–239
Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Yiwu to Almaty is to bus and train and drive which costs $110 - $270 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Yiwu to Almaty is to train and fly which takes 12h 17m and costs $220 - $550.
The distance between Yiwu and Almaty is 4134 km. The road distance is 4860.7 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Yiwu to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Yiwu. It is currently 05:25 in Yiwu and 02:25 in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Yiwu to Almaty is 4861 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Yiwu to Almaty.
There are 3510+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Yiwu, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Train from Yiwu to Nanchang West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $31–34
- 1st Class Seat
- $51–56
- Business Class Seat
- $75–110
Train from Nanchang West Station to Beijing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- $150–180
- Business Class Seat
- $230–330
Train from Yiwu to Quzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–29
Train from Yiwu to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $18–20
- 1st Class Seat
- $29–33
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Yiwu Station to Wenzhou North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $16–18
- 1st Class Seat
- $27–30
- Business Class Seat
- $35–55
Train from Yiwu to Shangqiu
- 2nd Class Seat
- $56–61
- 1st Class Seat
- $90–105
- Business Class Seat
- $130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $16–18
- 1st Class Seat
- $26–29
- Business Class Seat
- $35–55
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Shangqiu to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $130–180
Train from Suzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–28
Train from Yiwu to Quzhou
- Adult - second class
- $7–11
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 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
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 Yiwu to Quzhou
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
- 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 Hangzhou East to Suzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
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
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $12–17
Bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
Bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
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