Railways－ The region is mainly served by the LanXin line（蘭新線: Lanzhou-Xinjiang 蘭州－新疆）which links up with the Longhai line（隴海線: Lanzhou-Lianyungang 蘭州－連雲港）and the NanJiang line（南疆線 : Korla- Kashi庫爾勒－喀什）.  Construction of Qinxin line（青新線: Gulmod in Qinghai and Korla in Xinjiang）is under planning stage.

Highways－ By the end of 2000, the total length of roads and highways in the region reached 35,600 kilometres, covering over 99% of the counties, townships and villages.  Major highways include TurUDai（吐烏大: Turpan-Urumqi-Daihuangshan 吐魯番－烏魯木齊－大黃山）, U-Kui Expressway（烏奎 : Urumqi-Kuitun 烏魯木齊－奎屯）, LanXin line（蘭新線: Lanzhou-Xinjiang 蘭州－新疆）, QinXin line（青新線: Qinghai-Xinjiang 青海－新疆）and XinTibet line（新藏線: Xinjiang-Tibet 新疆－西藏）.