Kuche

By train
By train

Kuqa Railway Station is 7km southeast of the center of the New Town It will cost about 7-8RMB in a taxi from the train station to downtown if the driver uses the meter. Due to the lack of trains in south Xinjiang, there are only limited choices from Urumqi, Kurla and Kashgar and Turpan.

Kashgar
takes about 9-11 hours
Urumqi
takes about 12-18 hours
Turpan
takes about 12 - 15 hours
By bus
By bus

The Long Distance Bus Station is in the southeast of the center of the New Town.

Kashgar
takes about 20 hours,and is difficult to find a sleeper as Kuqa is not a terminal, you have to wait for passing buses in front of the bus station in the morning. Alternatively, you may take a direct bus to Aksu, and catch a bus from there to Kashgar.
Korla
takes about 4 hours,around 5 buses every day.
Urumqi
takes about 18 hours
Yining
takes about 48 hours
Hotan
takes about 8-9 hours, leaves Hotan 14:00 Beijing time, sleeper-bus as of September 2012