There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Xining by train, plane, or car
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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¥2,044–4,753Train via Haidong
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ledutrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Ledu to Xiningtrain Beijing West
23h 4m¥193–509Train
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Xiningtrain Beijing
10h 13m¥800–900Drive 1,626.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Xiningcar 1,626.6 km
16h 38m¥1,414–2,042Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Xining (XNN)plane PEK - XNN
5h 24m¥2,145–2,950Train 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 52m¥617–3,091
Beijing to Xining by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Xining is to train via Haidong which costs ¥190 - ¥550 and takes 23h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Xining is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs ¥2000 - ¥4800.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Beijing West Station station and arriving at Xining. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 13m.
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 13m and costs ¥800 - ¥900.
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 13m and costs ¥800 - ¥900. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2100 - ¥3000 and takes 5h 24m.
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, Shandong Airlines, and Hainan 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 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–12,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Ordos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450–2,550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Xining via Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450–2,550
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,900
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Xining via Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450–2,550
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
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
Train from Beijing West Station to Ledu
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–250
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–750
Train from Ledu to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥30–65
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥100–150
Train from Ledu to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥16–23
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥65–90
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