There are 7 ways to get from Datong to Zhangye by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Taiyuan
best- Take the bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuan
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to ZhangyeBeijing West
18h 8mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Datong bus station to hohhot Station
- Take the train from Hohhot East to ZhangyeShenyang North
22h 56m¥250–472Drive 1,334.7 km
- Drive from Datong to Zhangye1,334.7 km
16h 19m¥1,196–1,727Bus to Hohhot Baita International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Datong bus station to hohhot Station
- Fly from Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)HET - YZY
14h 57m¥1,668–5,688Train
- Take the train from Datong to TaiyuanDatong
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to ZhangyeBeijing West
20h 52mTrain, train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Datong South station to Beijing North station
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)PKX - YZY
7h 21m¥3,387–7,338Train to Datong Beijiazao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Datong to Huairen
- Fly from Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY)DAT - YZY
12h 16m
Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Datong to Zhangye is to bus and train which costs ¥250 - ¥480 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Datong to Zhangye is to train and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs ¥3300 - ¥7500.
The distance between Datong and Zhangye is 1531 km. The road distance is 1334.7 km.
The best way to get from Datong to Zhangye without a car is to bus and train via Taiyuan which takes 18h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from Datong to Zhangye, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Datong to Zhangye is 1335 km. It takes approximately 16h 19m to drive from Datong to Zhangye.
There are 11+ 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.
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- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–24,000
Flights from Datong Beijiazao Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Nanjing, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–19,000
Flights from Datong Beijiazao Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Nanjing, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Hohhot Baita International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–24,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Train from Taiyuan Station to Zhangye
Train from Datong to Taiyuan
Train from Datong to Huairen
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
Train from Datong South station to Beijing North station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥360–550
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Datong Xinnan to Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥80–130
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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