There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Xi'an by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SVO - XIY
12h 17m¥1,653–6,066Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgantrain
- Take the train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
4d 8h¥1,292–2,164Drive 6,844.7 km
- Drive from Moscow to Xi'ancar 6,844.7 km
3d 10h¥5,959–8,607Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane DME - XIY
14h 10m¥2,047–7,580Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane VKO - XIY
17h 31m¥1,828–5,549Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ZIA - XIY
13h 39m¥4,139–10,056Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane SVO - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
16h 8m¥3,039–8,741Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Ankang, taxi
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Ankang (AKA)plane SVO - AKA
- Take the taxi from Ankang (AKA) to Xi'antaxi
17h 56m¥3,325–9,144
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Xi'an is to train and bus which costs ¥1200 - ¥2200 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 12h 17m and costs ¥1600 - ¥6500.
The distance between Moscow and Xi'an is 5838 km. The road distance is 6844.7 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Xi'an without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs ¥1200 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Moscow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 1:36 AM in Moscow and 6:36 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Xi'an is 6845 km. It takes approximately 3 days 10h to drive from Moscow to Xi'an.
There are 457+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Xi'an, China?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Tianjin Airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–10,000
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Ankang via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Ankang via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Ankang via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Kazan, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tyumen, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Khudzhand, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–10,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥460–750
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,900–2,700
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥460–650
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥550–750
Train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–260
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥500–750
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥110–170
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥190–260
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- 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)
- ¥75–100
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥60–85
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥190–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥120–170
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥45–70
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Bus operators
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥448
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Estimated price
- ¥490–600
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