Travel to Kashgar

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Get a Chinese visa. These can be obtained at the Chinese Embassy or Consulate nearest you. You will need a passport that is valid for at least six months after your date of departure. Check with your doctor to see if any inoculations are required.

If you want to travel by air the only flights to Kashgar are from the capital of XinJiang, Urumqi. For those coming from Western countries, the best option would be to first fly to a major Chinese city such as Beijing or Shanghai.

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Train travel is possible as far away as Urumqi. For those brave souls who decide to make the Urumqi-Kashgar trip, count on at least 24 hours from one end to the other.

If you’re willing to take a bus, you can arrive from several destinations. There are bus companies from all over XinJiang that either go to Kashgar or can arrange Kashgar as a final destination with a transfer. Buses also regularly travel from Kyrgyztan and Pakistan.

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For those with more money, it is possible to rent a car that will drive to neighboring cities and even countries. If traveling over a border make sure your driver has the requisite paperwork or you might end up getting stranded at the border.