There are 9 ways to get from Lucknow to Lanzhou by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Nepalgunj Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus
best- Drive from Lucknow to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)car
- Fly from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane KEP - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
12h 24m¥1,053–4,280Train, drive, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lucknow to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain
2d 13h¥585–1,237Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
2d 21h¥1,038–1,466Drive 3,316.4 km
- Drive from Lucknow to Lanzhoucar 3,316.4 km
44h 3m¥2,919–4,216Drive to Surkhet, fly to Lanzhou, bus
- Drive from Lucknow to Surkhet (SKH)car
- Fly from Surkhet (SKH) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SKH - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
14h 33m¥1,003–3,724Drive to Nepalgunj Airport, fly to Xining, train
- Drive from Lucknow to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)car
- Fly from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Xining (XNN)plane KEP - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
16h 23m¥1,469–4,921Fly Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LKO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
15h 7m¥1,432–3,833Train, drive to Bhairawa, fly to Lanzhou, bus
- Take the train from Lucknow to Anand Nagartrain
- Drive from Anand Nagar to Bhairawa (BWA)car
- Fly from Bhairawa (BWA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane BWA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
18h 8m¥947–4,237Train, drive, bus via Lhasa
- Take the train from Lucknow to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
2d 22h¥763–1,100
Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucknow to Lanzhou is to train and drive and bus which costs ¥550 - ¥1300 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Lucknow to Lanzhou is to drive and fly and bus which takes 12h 24m and costs ¥1000 - ¥4300.
The distance between Lucknow and Lanzhou is 2522 km. The road distance is 3316.4 km.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Lucknow to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 2h 30m ahead of Lucknow. It is currently 1:17 PM in Lucknow and 3:47 PM in Lanzhou.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucknow to Lanzhou is 3316 km. It takes approximately 44h 3m to drive from Lucknow to Lanzhou.
There are 49+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Lucknow, India and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Lucknow to Lanzhou. However, you can drive to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lucknow to Lanzhou via New Mal Jn, Yadong Xian, Lasa North Suburb Coach Station, and Lhasa in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,200
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
Flights from Surkhet to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
Flights from Surkhet to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,300
Flights from Bhairawa to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
Flights from Bhairawa to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
Flights from Surkhet to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,300
Flights from Bhairawa to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Xining via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,500
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Xining via Kathmandu, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Lanzhou via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Lanzhou via Kathmandu, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Lanzhou via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Xining via Kathmandu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,500
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Lanzhou via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Lucknow to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥35–300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥35–50
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥95–130
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥140–180
- First Class (1A)
- ¥230–300
Train from Lucknow to Anand Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16–130
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥16–20
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥45–55
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥60–80
- First Class (1A)
- ¥100–130
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
- 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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- info@dimts.in
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Lucknow to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5–120
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥5–8
- AC Buses
- ¥10–14
- Airport Express Services
- ¥90–120
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