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Nov 10: €70
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low €68 · high €179
Departure-day prices · March 2021 Yining → Urumqi
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Best time to visit Urumqi — climate Jan: ~-8°C daytime, 4 rainy days
-8°
Jan Feb: ~-8°C daytime, 0 rainy days
-8°
Feb Mar: ~5°C daytime, 7 rainy days
5°
Mar Apr: ~21°C daytime, 4 rainy days
21°
Apr May: ~26°C daytime, 6 rainy days
26°
May Jun: ~32°C daytime, 1 rainy days
32°
Jun Jul: ~33°C daytime, 5 rainy days
33°
Jul Aug: ~30°C daytime, 7 rainy days
30°
Aug Sep: ~23°C daytime, 7 rainy days
23°
Sep Oct: ~12°C daytime, 5 rainy days
12°
Oct Nov: ~4°C daytime, 4 rainy days
4°
Nov Dec: ~-4°C daytime, 6 rainy days
-4°
Dec Best value: Sep — fares from €245 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Yining to Urumqi start around €68 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €68–245, based on 11 fares found by travellers.
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1h 15m duration
€68–245 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Yining → Urumqi; direct flights available (e.g. GS). · Based on 11 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Urumqi Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Jan 2 – Jan 9
Tianjin Airlines · Direct · 1h 15m
€148
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Feb 24 – Feb 27
FlyArystan · 1 stop · 5h 00m
€464
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Weather in Urumqi
Wed
☁️
12°
3°
💧0%
Thu
🌦️
7°
4°
💧100%
Fri
🌫️
6°
3°
💧37%
Sat
🌦️
2°
1°
💧65%
Sun
🌨️
3°
-3°
💧25%
Mon
☁️
2°
-3°
💧17%
Tue
☀️
5°
-4°
💧1%
In Mar, Urumqi typically sees ~9°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
Where to stay in Urumqi 3★+ hotels from €17/night (22 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Xana Hotelle· Wulumuqi High Speed Railway Station Baonengcheng
hotel · Urumqi
from €17/night ★ 3
Lavande Hotels Urumqi Beijing Nan Road Railway Bureau Metro Station
hotel · Urumqi
from €19/night ★ 3
Lavande Hotels Urumqi Xinmin West Street Hongda Plaza
hotel · Urumqi
from €20/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 1h 15m
Things to do in Urumqi Top-rated tours and tickets from €175 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Urumqi
Urumqi (Pronounced: ÜH-RÜM-chee) (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐 Wūlǔmùqí; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, administered by the People's Republic of China. The city has a population of around 2.5 million and is in the Tian Shan mountains.
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Popular from Yining Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-11-11. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.