China to Europe, Routed Through Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Sea freight is cheap but slow. Direct air freight is fast but expensive. Between the two sits a route most shippers have never priced out: cargo crosses from China into Kazakhstan by road, clears transit at Almaty, and continues to Europe by air.
CargoPoint operates this route as a standing product, not a one-off routing exception. Freight is collected at Chinese manufacturing and export hubs, consolidated in Xi'an, and moved overland through the Khorgos border crossing into Kazakhstan. From Almaty, it's uplifted to European gateway airports.
The route suits shippers who've outgrown "just use air freight" as a default: e-commerce operators managing peak-season volume, fashion and electronics brands with seasonal drops, and manufacturers moving machinery components or spare parts against a delivery deadline they can't miss but a budget they also can't blow.
China–Europe Truck-Air Freight Solution via Almaty.
CargoPoint pioneered the China-Europe Truck+Air shipping via Tashkent and has since extended operations to Almaty, adding a second Central Asia gateway with more direct road access to Chinese manufacturing regions. These two routes aren't identical: shippers typically choose based on the origin location of their cargo in China, existing customs relationships, or which EAEU documentation advantages apply to their destination market. CargoPoint’s operational history across both is the foundation on which we provide reliable, well-executed freight forwarding on this route - grounded in real transit experience rather than a theoretical routing map.
CargoPoint also provides:
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Sea + rail transport solutions
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Rail + road freight combinations
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Air + truck multimodal options
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Cargo consolidation and deconsolidation
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Customs clearance and transit documentation
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Real-time shipment visibility
Almaty's Role in the China–Europe Corridor.
Almaty is situated closer to the Chinese border than most Central Asian transit points, which shortens the road leg of the journey before cargo reaches the airport. Kazakhstan's road and rail infrastructure into China has also been significantly expanded over the past decade, specifically to support this kind of overland trade - it isn't an improvised detour. For companies already routing rail freight through Kazakhstan, adding a Truck + Air lane through the same country consolidates freight relationships into a single origin market instead of splitting operations across two.
Get a Tailored China–Europe Quote.
CargoPoint designs your China–Europe Truck + Air route via Almaty around your cargo volume, timeline, and destination, drawing on operational experience across this corridor since its introduction. Contact our team to discuss your shipment and receive a tailored routing quote.
Value Added Service We Provide.
At CargoPoint, we go beyond standard freight forwarding services offering end-to-end logistics value-added services tailored to meet our clients' diverse needs. Our suite of value-added services includes.
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