There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Xining by train, plane, car, or subway
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Xining (XNN)plane PKX - XNN
5h 19m¥1,344–2,953Subway, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Stationsubway 13
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Xiningtrain Beijing North
14h 25m¥526–1,334Train
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Xiningtrain Beijing
10h 19m¥849–918Drive 1,626.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Xiningcar 1,626.6 km
16h 38m¥1,398–2,019Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Xining (XNN)plane PEK - XNN
5h 23m¥2,345–2,650Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Xining (XNN)plane TSN - XNN
5h 57m¥1,767–4,091
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Xining (XNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Xining is to train which costs ¥850 - ¥950 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Xining is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3000.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing station to Xining. However, there are services departing from Beijing West Station and arriving at Xining via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Beijing and Xining is 1376 km. The road distance is 1626.6 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Xining without a car is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs ¥850 - ¥950.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Beijing to Xining, including transfers.
Beijing to Xining train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Xining is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs ¥850 - ¥950. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2300 - ¥2700 and takes 5h 23m.
Beijing to Xining train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Xining station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Xining is 1627 km. It takes approximately 16h 38m to drive from Beijing to Xining.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Xining, China?
China Railways G-Class operates a train from Beijing West Station to Xining once daily. Tickets cost ¥800–900 and the journey takes 10h 13m. Alternatively, Air China, Sichuan Airlines, and Tibet Airlines Corporation fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Xining (XNN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,400
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,400
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–2,600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
Train from Beijing West Station to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–2,800
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dongzhimen to Xizhimen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6–10
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Train from Beijing North station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥500–750
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥900–1,300
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