There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Xi'an by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SVO - XIY
11h 42m¥1,654–7,068Train, 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¥1,283–2,274Drive 6,843.6 km
- Drive from Moscow to Xi'ancar 6,843.6 km
3d 10h¥5,860–8,464Fly from Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane DME - XIY
14h 5m¥2,448–4,984Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane VKO - XIY
16h 36m¥2,431–5,050
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 - ¥2300 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 11h 42m and costs ¥1600 - ¥7500.
The distance between Moscow and Xi'an is 5838 km. The road distance is 6843.6 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 - ¥2300.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Moscow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 12:12 PM in Moscow and 5:12 PM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Xi'an is 6844 km. It takes approximately 3 days 10h to drive from Moscow to Xi'an.
There are 506+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Xi'an, China?
China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,900
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥450–850
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,800–2,600
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥450–600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥600–850
Train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–290
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥650–950
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥100–150
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥200–290
- 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)
- ¥60–90
- 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
- ¥50–70
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥120–170
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥50–70
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥461
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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