There are 2 ways to get from Los Angeles to Xining by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Xining
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Xining (XNN)plane LAX - XNN
22h 30m¥1,898–5,613Fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LAX - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
24h 9m¥1,835–5,772
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Xining is to fly which takes 22h 30m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Xining is 11180 km.
It takes approximately 22h 30m to get from Los Angeles to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 16h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:43 PM in Los Angeles and 3:43 PM in Xining.
There are 27+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Xining, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Xining (XNN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Xining via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–280
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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