China to Russia FTL & Rail Freight Costs | Central Asia FTL Rates (Sep–Oct 2026)

The listed prices are for reference only and are subject to weekly fluctuation. Actual shipping costs depend on the type of cargo, shipment date, destination, contract terms, and other factors.

Road Freight Rates: China to Russia/Belarus

General Information

Checkpoint: Alashankou

Vehicle Type: 13.6m curtain-sider semi-trailer

Departing from Shanghai

Destination cities: Moscow $11,000; St. Petersburg $11,600; Minsk $11,100; Chelyabinsk $9,200; Yekaterinburg $9,200; Tyumen/Tobolsk $9,200; Perm/Ufa $9,800; Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $9,200; Kazan/Samara $10,100; Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $10,100; Nizhny Novgorod $11,000; Lipetsk $11,400; Voronezh $11,400; Volgograd $11,000; Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,800.

Shipment from Ningbo

Destination cities: Moscow $11,100; St. Petersburg $11,700; Minsk $11,300; Chelyabinsk $9,300; Yekaterinburg $9,300; Tyumen/Tobolsk $9,300; Perm/Ufa $9,900; Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $9,300; Kazan/Samara $10,200; Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $10,200; Nizhny Novgorod $11,100; Lipetsk $11,500; Voronezh $11,500; Volgograd $11,100; Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,900.

Shipment from Tianjin

Destination cities: Moscow $10,500; St. Petersburg $11,000; Minsk $10,500; Chelyabinsk $8,600; Yekaterinburg $8,600; Tyumen/Tobolsk $8,600; Perm/Ufa $9,200; Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $8,600; Kazan/Samara $9,500; Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $9,500; Nizhny Novgorod $10,400; Lipetsk $10,800; Voronezh $10,800; Volgograd $10,400; Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,200.

Departing from Qingdao

Destination cities: Moscow $10,900; St. Petersburg $11,500; Minsk $11,000; Chelyabinsk $9,100; Yekaterinburg $9,100; Tyumen/Tobolsk $9,100; Perm/Ufa $9,700; Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $9,100; Kazan/Samara $10,000; Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $10,000; Nizhny Novgorod $10,900; Lipetsk $11,300; Voronezh $11,300; Volgograd $10,900; Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,700.

Departing from Zhengzhou

Destination cities: Moscow $10,800, St. Petersburg $11,400, Minsk $10,900, Chelyabinsk $9,000, Yekaterinburg $9,000, Tyumen/Tobolsk $9,000, Perm/Ufa $9,600, Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $9,000, Kazan/Samara $9,900, Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $9,900, Nizhny Novgorod $10,800, Lipetsk $11,200, Voronezh $11,200, Volgograd $10,800, Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,600.

Shipment from Guangzhou

Destination cities: Moscow $11,100; St. Petersburg $11,800; Minsk $11,300; Chelyabinsk $9,400; Yekaterinburg $9,400; Tyumen/Tobolsk $9,400; Perm/Ufa $10,000; Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $9,400; Kazan/Samara $10,300; Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $10,300; Nizhny Novgorod $11,200; Lipetsk $11,600; Voronezh $11,600; Volgograd $11,200; Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $12,000.

Departing from Wuhan

Destination cities: Moscow $10,700, St. Petersburg $11,300, Minsk $10,800, Chelyabinsk $8,900, Yekaterinburg $8,900, Tyumen/Tobolsk $8,900, Perm/Ufa $9,500, Novorossiysk/Omsk/Tomsk $8,900, Kazan/Samara $9,800, Naberezhnye Chelny (and others) $9,800, Nizhny Novgorod $10,700, Lipetsk $11,100, Voronezh $11,100, Volgograd $10,700, Rostov-on-Don/Krasnodar $11,500.

Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping Rates from China to Central Asia

From Shanghai/Shenyang

Destinations: Almaty - $7,300; Tashkent - $9,100; Karaganda - $7,800; Astana/Shymkent - $8,100; Bishkek - $8,300.

From Hefei/Qingdao

Destinations: Almaty - $7,100; Tashkent - $8,900; Karaganda - $7,600; Astana/Shymkent - $7,900; Bishkek - $8,100.

From Chongqing/Chengdu

Destinations: Almaty - $6,600; Tashkent - $8,400; Karaganda - $7,100; Astana/Shymkent - $7,400; Bishkek - $7,600.

From Guangzhou/Shenzhen

Destinations: Almaty - $7,300; Tashkent - $9,100; Karaganda - $7,800; Astana/Shymkent - $8,100; Bishkek - $8,300.

From Tianjin

Destinations: Almaty - $6,700; Tashkent - $8,500; Karaganda - $7,200; Astana/Shymkent - $7,500; Bishkek - $7,700

What is the rail transport cost for a 40HQ container from China to Russia under FOB terms?

To Selyatino Station – via Chengdu; estimated departure date: September 24.

From Chongqing: $8,360;

From Shanghai: $9,350.

To Shushary Station – via Chengdu; estimated departure date: September 24.

From Chengdu: $8,010

From Xiamen: $9,110

From Chongqing: $8,400

To Elektrougli Station – via Zhengzhou; estimated departure date: September 23.

From Tianjin: $9,570

From Xi'an: $9,360

From Wuhan: $9,780

To Elektrougli Station – via Shijiazhuang; estimated departure date: September 20.

From Shijiazhuang: $8,970

From Jinan: $9,190

From Qingdao: $9,200

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Full Truckload (FTL) Transport Costs from China to Russia (EXW Terms)

General Information

Vehicle Types: Flatbed trucks (with stakes/uprights), mega tarpaulin trucks / curtain-sider trucks

Load Capacity: 22 tons, 80 cubic meters

To Moscow – via Alashankou | Estimated transit time: 16–20 days

From Shenzhen/Guangzhou: $12,800

From Shanghai/Ningbo: $12,600

From Tianjin/Qingdao: $12,500

To St. Petersburg – via Alashankou | Estimated transit time: 18–20 days

From Shenzhen/Guangzhou: $13,400

From Shanghai/Ningbo: $13,200

From Tianjin/Qingdao: $13,100

To Yekaterinburg – via Manzhouli | Estimated transit time: 16–20 days

From Shenzhen/Guangzhou: $15,200

From Shanghai/Ningbo: $15,000

From Tianjin/Qingdao: $14,800

To Kazan – via Manzhouli | Estimated transit time: 17–20 days

From Shenzhen/Guangzhou: $15,200

From Shanghai/Ningbo: $15,000

From Tianjin/Qingdao: $14,800

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