Distance from Beijing to Almaty
🇨🇳 Beijing, China → 🇰🇿 Almaty, Kazakhstan
The distance between Beijing and Almaty is 3,281 kilometres (2,039 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), the initial heading is roughly west (290°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 4h 36m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Beijing
China
China's capital and political and cultural heart, home to imperial palaces and modern megaprojects. One of the world's oldest cities with over 3,000 years of history.
Top sights: Forbidden City, Great Wall at Badaling, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, a leafy, cosmopolitan hub at the foot of the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains.
Top sights: Medeu & Shymbulak, Kok-Tobe, Zenkov Cathedral, Central State Museum, Green Bazaar
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Almaty from Beijing?
- 3,281 km (2,039 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Beijing to Almaty?
- About 4h 36m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Almaty from Beijing?
- Almaty lies roughly to the west of Beijing (initial bearing 290°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Beijing: Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA).
More distances from Beijing
See the country profiles for China and Kazakhstan, or open the Asia distance calculator.