There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Turpan by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane LAX - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
26h 31m¥2,215–6,630Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turpan (TLQ)plane LAX - TLQ
29h 17m¥2,508–7,133Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hami Airport (HMI)plane LAX - HMI
- Take the taxi from Hami Airport (HMI) to Hamitaxi
- Take the train from Hami to Turfan Northtrain
27h 20m¥2,338–7,008Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Korla, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Korla (KRL)plane LAX - KRL
- Take the train from Korla to Turpan North Stationtrain
29h 12m¥3,086–9,312Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane BUR - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
30h 15m¥2,573–8,584Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane TIJ - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
32h 34m¥3,003–9,629
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Turpan is to fly and bus which costs ¥2200 - ¥7000 and takes 26h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Turpan is to fly and bus which takes 26h 31m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Turpan is 11206 km.
It takes approximately 26h 31m to get from Los Angeles to Turpan, including transfers.
Turpan is 14h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 6:42 PM in Los Angeles and 8:42 AM in Turpan.
There are nine+ hotels available in Turpan.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Turpan, China?
Sichuan Airlines, Chengdu, and Air China fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turpan (TLQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Korla via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Korla via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan via Beijing Capital, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital, Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Korla via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan via Beijing Capital, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital, Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
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
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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- ¥75–95
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