There are 7 ways to get from Lanzhou to Moscow by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane LHW - SVO
15h 48m₽22,725–90,820Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Agryztrain
- Take the train from Agryz to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
4d 10h₽18,480–38,214Drive 6,247.7 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Moscowcar 6,247.7 km
3d 4h₽60,960–88,053Train to Xining, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xiningtrain
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane XNN - SVO
17h 55m₽20,525–77,400Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane LHW - VKO
22h 19m₽32,470–90,640Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Domodedovo International Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane LHW - DME
16h 3m₽35,660–90,990Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Zhukovsky International Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA)plane LHW - ZIA
16h 40m₽24,580–100,770
Lanzhou (LHW) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Moscow is to train and drive which costs RUB 18000 - RUB 39000 and takes 4 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Moscow is to bus and fly which takes 15h 48m and costs RUB 22000 - RUB 95000.
The distance between Lanzhou and Moscow is 5388 km. The road distance is 6247.7 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Lanzhou to Moscow, including transfers.
Moscow is 5h behind Lanzhou. It is currently 10:30 PM in Lanzhou and 5:30 PM in Moscow.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Moscow is 6248 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Lanzhou to Moscow.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Moscow, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Lanzhou to Moscow. However, you can take the bus to Lanzhou Airport, walk to Lanzhou (LHW) airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), walk to Avtobaza, take the line 948 bus to Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal C, then take the line 1195 bus to Khovrino. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lanzhou to Kazansky Railway Terminal via Ürümqi, Jinghe South, Dostyk, Astana Nurly Zhol, and Agryz in around 4d 10h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Lanzhou to Moscow Vnukovo via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–95,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Moscow Vnukovo via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–100,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Moscow Vnukovo via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–90,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Lanzhou to Domodedovo International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–120,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Zhukovsky International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–90,000
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–75,000
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–95,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–110,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Lanzhou to Domodedovo International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–90,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–100,000
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–90,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–85,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Xining to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–110,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Lanzhou to Moscow Vnukovo via Tianfu International, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–130,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Domodedovo International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽40,000–120,000
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Lanzhou to Domodedovo International Airport via Urumqi, Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–110,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,700
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽2,100–2,700
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Agryz
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–21,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Agryz to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,800–3,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,100–6,000
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,700
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₽900–1,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽341
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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