There are 4 ways to get from Lanzhou to Yining 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, fly
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane LHW - YIN
5h 46m¥1,053–3,658Train via Turpan
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Turfantrain
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining Easttrain
33h 23m¥311–756Train
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain Shanghai
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain Urumqi
23h 3m¥393–750Drive 2,486.4 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Yiningcar 2,486.4 km
26h 55m¥2,142–3,094
Lanzhou (LHW) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Yining is to train which costs ¥390 - ¥750 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Yining is to bus and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3700.
The distance between Lanzhou and Yining is 2135 km. The road distance is 2486.4 km.
The best way to get from Lanzhou to Yining without a car is to train which takes 23h 3m and costs ¥390 - ¥750.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Lanzhou to Yining, including transfers.
Yining is 2h behind Lanzhou. It is currently 10:20 PM in Lanzhou and 8:20 PM in Yining.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Yining is 2486 km. It takes approximately 26h 55m to drive from Lanzhou to Yining.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Yining, China?
You can take a train from Lanzhou to Yining via Ürümqi and Yining in around 23h 3m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Lanzhou to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lanzhou to Yining Airport via Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–460
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–800
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Lanzhou to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–472
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–250
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥24–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–75
- Soft sleeper
- ¥85–120
Train from Ürümqi to Yining East
- Hard Seat
- ¥65–90
- Hard sleeper
- ¥120–170
- Soft sleeper
- ¥200–260
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥27–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- 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
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