There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Xining by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly to Xining
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xining (XNN)MEL - XNN
17h 51m¥2,205–6,105Fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lanzhou (LHW)MEL - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xining
21h 15m¥1,989–5,164Fly to Gannan Xiahe Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)MEL - GXH
- Take the taxi from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Xiahe County
- Take the bus from Xiahe County to Xining
27h 27m¥2,193–5,833
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥5500 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Xining is to fly which takes 17h 51m and costs ¥2200 - ¥6500.
The distance between Melbourne and Xining is 9400 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Melbourne to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:37 PM in Melbourne and 11:37 AM in Xining.
There are 26+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Xining, China?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xining (XNN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Noi Bai International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Noi Bai International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- ¥200–290
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- ¥130–170
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