There are 7 ways to get from Moscow to Lanzhou by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SVO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
13h 53m¥1,463–5,572Train, bus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortanditrain
- Take the train from Shortandi to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
4d 7h¥2,076–3,616Drive 6,250.3 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lanzhoucar 6,250.3 km
3d 4h¥5,381–7,772Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xining (XNN)plane SVO - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
16h 7m¥1,529–5,713Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane VKO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
17h 13m¥1,642–6,556Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane DME - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
17h 37m¥1,658–6,587Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane ZIA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
16h 35m¥1,652–6,567
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lanzhou is to train and bus which costs ¥2000 - ¥3700 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 13h 53m and costs ¥1400 - ¥6000.
The distance between Moscow and Lanzhou is 5387 km. The road distance is 6250.3 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Lanzhou without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 7h and costs ¥2000 - ¥3700.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Moscow to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 1:36 AM in Moscow and 6:36 AM in Lanzhou.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Lanzhou is 6250 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Moscow to Lanzhou.
There are 16+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Moscow to Lanzhou. However, you can take the line 1195 bus to Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B, take the line 851 bus to Гостиница, walk to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Lanzhou via Shortandi, Astana 1, Saparzhai bus station, Ürümqi, and Ürümqi in around 4d 7h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Almaty, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Osh, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Ashgabat, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Tbilisi, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Osh, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Dushanbe, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Dushanbe, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Shimkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Almaty, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Lanzhou via Khudzhand, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortandi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥1,400–2,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shortandi to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30–50
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥30–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥35–50
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
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
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥459
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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