Atlas of China
Ürümqi to Burqin 乌鲁木齐 – 布尔津
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 3½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlightÜrümqi Tianshan (URC) → Burqin Kanas (KJI) | —in the air | about ¥400varies by day | listedmay not fly daily |
By train
The timetable has no train for this pair.
Burqin: No railway; Kanas Airport is about 75 km north of town and 50 km south of Kanas Lake, with flights from Ürümqi.
By air
A nonstop route is listed between Ürümqi Tianshan (URC) and Burqin Kanas (KJI), but it may not fly every day: check your date.
At the other end
Around Ürümqi: Heavenly Lake of Tianshan.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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About Ürümqi · Altay, with Burqin · Where Ürümqi reaches in a day · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.