There are 6 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)SVO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
13h 33m¥2,363–9,073Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus
cheapest- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Lanzhou (LHW)DME - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
16h 32m¥2,058–8,587Train, bus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortandi
- Take the train from Shortandi to Astana 1
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
4d 7hDrive 6,250.4 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lanzhou6,250.4 km
3d 4h¥5,510–7,958Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xining (XNN)SVO - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Station
15h 37m¥3,329–10,214Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lanzhou (LHW)VKO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
18h 23m¥2,740–7,057
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which costs ¥2700 - ¥7500 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 13h 33m and costs ¥2300 - ¥9500.
The distance between Moscow and Lanzhou is 5387 km. The road distance is 6250.4 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 .
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Moscow to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 1:48 PM in Moscow and 6:48 PM 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 50+ 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
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–12,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Almaty, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Samarkand, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Dushanbe, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Erevan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Osh, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Samarkand, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lanzhou via Ashgabat, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–12,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lanzhou via Shimkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
- 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
- ¥1,300–2,600
- 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)
- ¥1,300–1,900
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shortandi to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥29–50
- 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)
- ¥29–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥35–50
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
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
- ¥442
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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