There are 8 ways to get from Datong to Zhangye by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Datong South station to Beijing North stationtrain
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)plane PKX - YZY
7h 14m¥4,279–9,338Train
cheapest- Take the train from Datong to Taiyuantrain Datong
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to Zhangyetrain Beijing West
20h 52m¥196–454Bus, train via Taiyuan
- Take the bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuanbus
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to Zhangyetrain Beijing West
18h 11m¥232–475Drive 1,340.4 km
- Drive from Datong to Zhangyecar 1,340.4 km
16h 4m¥1,143–1,651Bus to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuanbus
- Fly from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)plane TYN - YZY
13h 2m¥2,602–6,286Train, train to Hohhot Baita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Datong South station to Zhangjiakoutrain
- Take the train from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot Easttrain
- Fly from Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)plane HET - YZY
14h 13m¥1,692–4,947Train, bus to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Datong South station to Beijing North stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the bus from Icbc to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airportbus
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)plane SJW - YZY
17h 18m¥1,526–4,340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Datong bus station to hohhot Stationbus
- Take the train from Hohhot East to Zhangyetrain Shenyang North
24h 26m¥234–505
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Datong to Zhangye is to train which costs ¥190 - ¥460 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Datong to Zhangye is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs ¥4200 - ¥9500.
No, there is no direct train from Datong to Zhangye. However, there are services departing from Datong and arriving at Zhangye via Taiyuan Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 52m.
The distance between Datong and Zhangye is 1797 km. The road distance is 1340.4 km.
The best way to get from Datong to Zhangye without a car is to bus and train via Taiyuan which takes 18h 11m and costs ¥230 - ¥480.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Datong to Zhangye, including transfers.
Datong to Zhangye train services, operated by China Railways K-Class, depart from Datong station.
Datong to Zhangye train services, operated by China Railways K-Class, arrive at Taiyuan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Datong to Zhangye is 1340 km. It takes approximately 16h 4m to drive from Datong to Zhangye.
There are nine+ hotels available in Zhangye.
What companies run services between Datong, Shanxi, China and Zhangye, China?
You can take a train from Datong to Zhangye via Taiyuan Station and Zhangye in around 20h 52m.
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–11,000
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–13,000
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–15,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–11,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–10,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–9,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–9,000
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
Train from Datong South station to Beijing North station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥350–500
Train from Datong South station to Zhangjiakou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Datong South station to Beijing North station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥350–500
Train from Beijing West Station to Shijiazhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥125–140
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–420
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
Train from Taiyuan Station to Zhangye
- Hard Seat
- ¥130–190
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥270–310
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥390–550
Train from Beijing West Station to Shijiazhuang
- Hard Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–230
Train from Taiyuan Station to Zhangye
- Hard Seat
- ¥130–190
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥270–310
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥390–550
Train from Beijing West Station to Shijiazhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- highspeed.mtr.com.hk
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Datong to Taiyuan
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard sleeper
- ¥85–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥140–190
Train from Hohhot East to Zhangye
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥120–180
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥260–310
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥400–500
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥80–140
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–140
Bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥80–140
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–140
Bus from Datong bus station to hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–130
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥90–130
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