Yīníng Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

See the table, above, for bus times.

Buses leave Yīníng on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday for Almaty in Kazakhstan (this may change); visas are not available here. To Ürümqi, there are three choices: soft seat, regular sleeper or express. The first leaves in the morning, the latter two in the afternoon. Although numerous buses pass by Sayram Lake (three hours), they all charge full price; the best deal is the bus to Bólè.

The spectacular bus ride to Kuqa (May to October) passes over Tiān Shān and through the small Mongolian village of Bayanbulak. This would be a good place to break the journey, but at last check the area was closed to foreigners. Amazingly, three daily buses also leave for Kashgar (Y246).

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Air

There are daily (evening) flights between Ürümqi and Yīníng for Y740. The CAAC office (Zhōngguó Mínháng; 804 4328) is inside the Yīlítè Dàjiǔdiàn, opposite Hongqi City Sq (Hóngqí Guǎngchǎng). A taxi to/from the airport is Y20.

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