There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Xining by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xining (XNN)SVO - XNN
13h 36m¥3,050–10,156Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lanzhou (LHW)SVO - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xining
17h 20m¥2,234–8,815Train, 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
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Xining
4d 11hDrive 6,086 km
- Drive from Moscow to Xining6,086 km
3d 2h¥5,430–7,843Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Xining
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xining (XNN)VKO - XNN
18h 20m¥3,032–7,548
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥2200 - ¥9000 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Xining is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs ¥3000 - ¥11000.
The distance between Moscow and Xining is 5256 km. The road distance is 6086 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Xining without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Moscow to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 2:43 AM in Moscow and 7:43 AM in Xining.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Xining is 6086 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Moscow to Xining.
There are 24+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Xining, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xining (XNN) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xining via Almaty, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xining via Samarkand, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xining via Dushanbe, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xining via Tashkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xining via Shimkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- 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
- Once 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 Lanzhou to Xining
Train from Lanzhou to Xining
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
Train from Lanzhou to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–210
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥200–290
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥437
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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
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