There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Linxia by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SHA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhoubus
- Take the taxi from Lanzhou to Linxiataxi
7h 33m¥1,204–4,444Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Tianshuitrain Shanghai
- Take the bus from Tianshui to Linxiabus
24h 32m¥302–657Train, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Lanzhou West Station to Linxiataxi
15h 2m¥1,084–1,334Drive 2,025.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Linxiacar 2,025.8 km
20h 31m¥1,756–2,536Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane PVG - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhoubus
- Take the taxi from Lanzhou to Linxiataxi
8h¥754–1,994Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane WUX - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhoubus
- Take the taxi from Lanzhou to Linxiataxi
8h 11m¥1,927–3,952Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, taxi
- 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 Lanzhoubus
- Take the taxi from Lanzhou to Linxiataxi
9h 43m¥826–2,383Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xining (XNN)plane SHA - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Minghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Minghe South to Linxiataxi
9h 29m¥860–2,395Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Xining (XNN)plane PVG - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Minghe Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Minghe South to Linxiataxi
9h 41m¥1,560–3,245Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunshan to Tianshui Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tianshui to Linxiabus
32h 42m¥322–725
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Linxia is to train and bus which costs ¥300 - ¥700 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Linxia is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 7h 33m and costs ¥1200 - ¥4500.
The distance between Shanghai and Linxia is 1931 km. The road distance is 2025.8 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Linxia without a car is to train and taxi which takes 15h 2m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Shanghai to Linxia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Linxia is 2026 km. It takes approximately 20h 31m to drive from Shanghai to Linxia.
There are two+ hotels available in Linxia.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Linxia, China?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Linxia. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, take the bus to Lanzhou, then take the taxi to Linxia. Alternatively, you can take the line 10 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao, take the train to Hangzhou East, take the train to Lanzhou West Station, then take the taxi to Linxia.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 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
- ¥500–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,200
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
- 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
- ¥1,200–2,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
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 station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
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 Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Xining to Minghe South
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Shanghai station to Tianshui
- Hard Seat
- ¥180–240
- Hard sleeper
- ¥320–440
- Soft sleeper
- ¥500–700
Train from Kunshan to Tianshui Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–240
- Hard sleeper
- ¥310–430
- Soft sleeper
- ¥500–650
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥55–75
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- ¥160–280
Lanzhou Taxi
- Phone
- +86 931 8105841
Lanzhou Taxi
- Phone
- +86 931 8105841
Lanzhou Taxi
- Phone
- +86 931 8105841
Lanzhou Taxi
- Phone
- +86 931 8105841
Lanzhou Taxi
- Phone
- +86 931 8105841
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