There are 5 ways to get from Lanzhou to Tokyo by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
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Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane LHW - HND
10h 22m¥41,281–131,511Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
3d 4h¥38,344–56,543Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane LHW - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
11h 2m¥38,391–116,191Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LHW - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
12h 53m¥42,791–123,441Train to Xining, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xiningtrain
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane XNN - HND
13h 8m¥38,903–154,716
Lanzhou (LHW) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Tokyo is to train and car ferry which costs ¥38000 - ¥60000 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Tokyo is to bus and fly which takes 10h 22m and costs ¥41000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Lanzhou and Tokyo is 3327 km.
The best way to get from Lanzhou to Tokyo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 4h and costs ¥38000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Lanzhou to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 1h ahead of Lanzhou. It is currently 3:03 PM in Lanzhou and 4:03 PM in Tokyo.
There are 4064+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Tokyo, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Lanzhou to Tokyo. However, you can take the bus to Lanzhou Airport, walk to Lanzhou (LHW) airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to Monorail Hamamatsuchō, walk to Hamamatsuchō, then take the train to Tōkyō Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lanzhou to Tōkyō Station via Shanghai station, Hanzhong Road, International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai, Kobe Port Terminal, Port Terminal, Sannomiya, and Shin-Ōsaka Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–150,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–220,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–140,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–170,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–160,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–410,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–160,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–180,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–160,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–400,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–150,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–150,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–150,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–130,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Lanzhou to Narita International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–410,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Xining to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–180,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Book at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Book at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Book at
- jreast.co.jp
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥2,400–3,500
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥691
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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