There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SHA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
5h 46m¥984–4,234Train
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lanzhoutrain Shanghai
22h 5m¥180–490Train via Hangzhou
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain Cangnan / ...
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Lanzhou West Stationtrain Hangzhou East
13h 56m¥924–1,134Bus
- Take the bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhoubus
36h¥718Drive 1,946.9 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Lanzhoucar 1,946.9 km
20h 20m¥1,695–2,448Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane PVG - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
6h 23m¥634–1,984Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane NTG - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
7h 48m¥821–3,671Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane HGH - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
8h 6m¥756–2,373Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunshan to Lanzhoutrain Shanghai
31h 9m¥222–575
Shanghai to Lanzhou by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou is to train which costs ¥180 - ¥490 and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 5h 46m and costs ¥950 - ¥4300.
No, there is no direct bus from Shanghai to Lanzhou. However, there are services departing from Shanghai and arriving at Lanzhou via Yinchuan Nanmen Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shanghai station station and arriving at Lanzhou. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Shanghai and Lanzhou is 1820 km. The road distance is 1946.9 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou without a car is to train via Hangzhou which takes 13h 56m and costs ¥900 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Shanghai to Lanzhou bus services, operated by Qichezhan, depart from Shanghai station.
Shanghai to Lanzhou train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Lanzhou is to train via Hangzhou which takes 13h 56m and costs ¥900 - ¥1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥718 and takes 36h.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lanzhou, China?
You can take a subway from South Shaanxi Road to Dongfanghong Square via Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhou East, Lanzhou West Station, and West Railway Station North Square in around 13h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shanghai to Lanzhou via Yinchuan Nanmen Station in around 36h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Nanchang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Lanzhou via Nanchang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,800
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Lanzhou via Yichang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Lanzhou West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,100
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–270
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–490
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
Train from Kunshan to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–280
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–800
- 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
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
Bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥55–75
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More Questions & Answers
Shanghai to Lanzhou bus services, operated by Qichezhan, arrive at Yinchuan Nanmen Station.
Shanghai to Lanzhou train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Hangzhou East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lanzhou is 1947 km. It takes approximately 20h 20m to drive from Shanghai to Lanzhou.
There are 53+ hotels available in Lanzhou.

















