Get in and Get Around in Yili?
Edition HistoryEdit Introduction
Transportation in Yili
There is no railway line in Yili, so the main connection ways to the outside are dependent on civil aviation and highways. However, visitors can buy railway tickets which take visitors from Urmqi to any place in China in No.1 tickets selling window of Yining station, situate in Jiangfang Road, Yining city. Visitors who come to Yining city usually make Yining as a center and then take long distance buses or tourist buses to other tourist destinations.
Edition HistoryEdit Air
Civil Aviation
Every day there is flight that fly from Yining airport to Urmqi. During off season, there are usually one to two flights; while during the peak period, there are usually two to five flights.
The Information Office in the Yining Airport: 0999—8222332
Airliner tickets selling office (situates in Post Building of Jiefang Road): 0999—8221505
There are two fights every day from Aletay Airport to Urmqi.
Fight number CZ9941/2 takes off in Urmqi at 10:50 and lands on in Aletay airport at 12:05, and it flies back at 12:50, at 14:10 it can arrive Urmqi.
The fight number CZ9945/6 takes off in Urmqi at 18:20 and lands on Aletay airport at 19:35, and it flies back at 20:20, at 21:40 it can arrive Urmqi.
Altelay airliner tickets selling office situates in Jiefang Road, and the telephone number there is 0906-2128686.
Tacheng airport can afford medium sized planes such as Boing 737 to take off and land on. The planes in Hainan Airlines Co.,Ltd fly from Tacheng to Urmqi every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The fights cost one hour.
The airline tickets selling office of Tacheng airport situates in Yidao lane of Guangming Road, Tacheng city. The telephone number there is 0901-6270606.
Edition HistoryEdit Bus
Highway
There are three bus stations in Yining (usually they use Xinjiang time). The so called Yining bus stations refer to bus stations in Yili Area. If you have already bought ticket, but the bus doesn’t run, it is possibly that there are too few people or the bus hasn’t come back. At this situation, you can return the ticket or you can change to another bus. There are many taxis in the parking lot outside the bus station. They can be rented to Urmqi and usually it costs 150 RMB per person. The taxi will go when there are enough people.
Yili prefecture bus station affords buses that go to Urmqi, korla, Kashi, Karamay, Tacheng, Bole, Shihezi, Kuntun. The bus station situates in No. 270, Jiefang Road. The telephone number there is 0999-8121727.
Yili Area bus station affords buses that go to every place in Xinjiang. It situates in No. 127, Jiefang Road. The telephone number there is 0999-8024121.
The bus station of Division four of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps affords buses that go to Urmqi and other corps. The bus station situates at the juncture of Junken Road and Park Street. The telephone number there is 0999-8121213.
The telephone number of the tourist transportation company in Aletay is 0906-2311144.
The telephone number of Tacheng Tansportation Center is 0901-6222433.
Edition HistoryEdit Local Transport
Traffic inside the city
Buses
Buses in Yining city usually start to operate at around nine o’clock in the morning and end operating at half past eight in the evening. During summer, they usually start to operate at around half past eight in the morning and end operating at nine in the evening.
Aletay city is built around Kelan River, so it looks like a belt which stretches from south to north. It is easy to find taxi, or motor taxi there. Because the city is comparatively small, it is also easy to reach any place in the city by walk.
Taxi
There are many taxis in Yining city such as Santana, Peugot, Xiali. All the taxis charge 5 RMB once you get on. The telephone number of the complaining office is 0999-8120420.
Yili tourist car Rental Company affords cars such as Toyota, Nissan. The company situates in No. 23, Lane 6 of Stanlin Street. The telephone number there is 0999-8021182.
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