There are 6 ways to get from Milan to Lanzhou by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane MXP - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
19h 13m¥1,665–6,573Drive 8,962.7 km
- Drive from Milano, San Donato M3 to Lanzhoucar 8,962.7 km
4d 8h¥11,151–16,106Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Xining, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Xining (XNN)plane MXP - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
20h 6m¥1,731–5,714Fly Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LIN - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
19h 42m¥1,945–7,547Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane MXP - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
17h 57m¥1,749–6,014Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, taxi, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)plane MXP - ZHY
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Zhongweitaxi
- Take the train from Zhongwei to Lanzhoutrain
25h 28m¥1,905–6,343
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Lanzhou is to train and fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Lanzhou is to train and fly which takes 17h 57m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6000.
The distance between Milan and Lanzhou is 7662 km. The road distance is 8962.7 km.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Milan to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 7h ahead of Milan. It is currently 12:31 AM in Milan and 7:31 AM in Lanzhou.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Lanzhou is 8963 km. It takes approximately 4 days 8h to drive from Milan to Lanzhou.
There are 53+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Milan to Lanzhou. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can drive from Milano, San Donato M3 to Lanzhou in around 4d 8h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lanzhou via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lanzhou via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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
Train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥40–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥90–110
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–240
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–55
- Hard sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Soft sleeper
- ¥130–170
Train from Zhongwei to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥50–80
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥190–230
- 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 42m
- Estimated price
- ¥130–160
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