There are 9 ways to get from Lanzhou to Turpan by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
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Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Turpan
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Turpan (TLQ)LHW - TLQ
8h¥1,660–6,070Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to TurfanChengdu
- Take the taxi from Turfan to Turpan
20h 42m¥541–561Train
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Turfan NorthShanghai
14h 36mDrive 1,719.9 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Turpan1,719.9 km
17h 2m¥1,521–2,196Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)LHW - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
9h 49m¥817–2,767Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Korla, train
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Korla (KRL)LHW - KRL
- Take the train from Korla to Turpan North Station
10h 25m¥1,138–3,849Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Barkol, taxi
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Barkol (DHH)LHW - DHH
- Take the taxi from Barkol (DHH) to Turpan
9h 39m¥1,280–4,180Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Hami Airport, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Hami Airport (HMI)LHW - HMI
- Take the taxi from Hami Airport (HMI) to Hami
- Take the train from Hami to Turfan North
8h 13m¥990–4,945Train, taxi to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, fly to Turpan
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)
- Fly from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Turpan (TLQ)ZHY - TLQ
11h 42m¥1,225–5,849
Lanzhou (LHW) to Turpan (TLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Turpan is to train and taxi which costs ¥540 - ¥570 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Turpan is to bus and fly which takes 8h and costs ¥1600 - ¥6500.
The distance between Lanzhou and Turpan is 1520 km. The road distance is 1719.9 km.
The best way to get from Lanzhou to Turpan without a car is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h to get from Lanzhou to Turpan, including transfers.
Turpan is 2h behind Lanzhou. It is currently 8:47 AM in Lanzhou and 6:47 AM in Turpan.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Turpan is 1720 km. It takes approximately 17h 2m to drive from Lanzhou to Turpan.
There are nine+ hotels available in Turpan.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Turpan, China?
China Railways Z-Class operates a train from Lanzhou to Turfan North twice daily, and the journey takes 14h 21m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Turpan via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Korla via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Barkol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,400
Flights from Lanzhou to Barkol via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Fuyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Barkol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,400
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lanzhou to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Turpan via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Barkol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,400
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Korla via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport via Dunhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Korla via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,700
Flights from Lanzhou to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Hami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Lanzhou to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Train from Lanzhou to Turfan North
Train from Hami to Turfan North
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
Train from Korla to Turpan North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
Train from Hami to Turfan North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥50–80
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥190–230
Train from Hami to Turfan North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–280
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥130–180
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥190–280
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Lanzhou to Zhongwei
Train from Lanzhou to Turfan
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Estimated price
- ¥70–750
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