Shenzhen to Almaty

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Shenzhen to Almaty. From €319.34, fastest 8h 55m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Shenzhen to Almaty costs €319.34 at the cheapest and takes 8h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 4,235 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
4,235 km
Fastest
8h 55m
Average
9h 23m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€319.34
CO2 per passenger
626.8 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight9h 46m6h 36m3h 10m€440.87626.8 kg4
  • 9h 46mFastest, by Flight
  • €440.87Cheapest, by Flight
  • 626.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 4,235 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€319.34
  1. Guangshen Railway Company GR673107:301h08:30Shenzhen North stationGuangzhou railway station
  2. Turkish Airlines TA895609:296h 10m15:39Guangzhou CANAlmaty ALA

Changes at Guangzhou, with 59 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 10h 6mCO2 614.9 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€470.96
  1. Turkish Airlines TA868906:296h 36m13:05Shenzhen SZXAlmaty ALA

Door to door 9h 46mCO2 626.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Shenzhen to Almaty
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Shenzhen to AlmatySunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Train€877.04€793.99€660.34€650.99€824.79€826.99€833.04€570.69€494.24€418.34€511.84€681.24€460.14€553.09
Flight€904.02€617.28€658.58€570.67€767.73€688.67€672.15€521.11€460.93€489.25€440.87€623.77€545.89€527.01

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €319.34

Almaty is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Shenzhen to Almaty

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €429.6690 days
  2. €276.2660 days
  3. €261.0445 days
  4. €248.9430 days
  5. €434.9721 days
  6. €527.0114 days
  7. €672.157 days
  8. €658.583 days
  9. €877.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €248.94.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 252 percent. The most expensive point is €877.04, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€877.04€248.941371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €521.11Sun
  2. €460.93Mon
  3. €418.34Tue
  4. €440.87Wed
  5. €623.77Thu
  6. €460.14Fri
  7. €527.01Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €658.58Sep
  2. €339.14Oct
  3. €368.89Nov
  4. €320.99Dec
  5. €326.49Jan
  6. €282.75Feb

The route

ShenzhenShenzhenAlmatyAlmaty
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 4,235 km against 4,112 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Guangzhou, Chengdu, Ürümqi, Bishkek. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Shenzhen at 06:29 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Shenzhen

Rail
  • Shenzhen North station
  • Shenzhen Railway Station
  • Shenzhen East railway station
Bus
  • Shenzhen Bay Port
  • 世界之窗总站
Air
  • SZX

Almaty

Rail
  • Almaty-1 railway station
  • Almaty-2 railway station
  • Burundai
Bus
  • Барлык
  • Kok tobe bus stop
Air
  • ALA
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Turkish Airlines€424.948h 55m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Turkish Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€288.5090%
Taxes€28.859%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€319.34100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Almaty?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Shenzhen to Almaty

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Shenzhen to Almaty?

The fastest journey from Shenzhen to Almaty takes 8h 55m door to door, of which 6h 36m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Shenzhen to Almaty?

The cheapest fare from Shenzhen to Almaty is €319.34, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €599.58. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Shenzhen to Almaty?

The cheapest way from Shenzhen to Almaty is by flight, at €440.87 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 9h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Shenzhen to Almaty?

Fares from Shenzhen to Almaty bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €248.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 252 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Shenzhen to Almaty?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Shenzhen to Almaty, at €418.34. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Shenzhen to Almaty?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Shenzhen to Almaty, at €282.75 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Shenzhen to Almaty?

1 operators sell services from Shenzhen to Almaty across 1 mode: Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Shenzhen to Almaty?

20 percent of the services we sell from Shenzhen to Almaty are direct. The rest connect at Guangzhou, Chengdu, Ürümqi, Bishkek, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Shenzhen to Almaty use?

Services from Shenzhen to Almaty by flight leave from Shenzhen SZX and arrive at Almaty ALA. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Shenzhen to Almaty?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Shenzhen to Almaty allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Shenzhen to Almaty on September 12, 2026: 4235 km of route against 4112 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €319.34, and 8h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Almaty afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Almaty before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Almaty, with free cancellation on most of it.

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