There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Tianshui by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SHA - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Stationtrain
6h 32m¥670–2,115Train
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Tianshuitrain Shanghai
18h 30m¥207–482Train via Hangzhou
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain Cangnan / ...
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Tianshui South Stationtrain Hangzhou East
12h 25m¥874–1,049Drive 1,694.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Tianshuicar 1,694.3 km
17h 12m¥1,425–2,058Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)plane PVG - LNL
- Take the taxi from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Tianshuitaxi
6h 39m¥964–2,174Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane PVG - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Stationtrain
6h 59m¥770–1,965Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SHA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Tianshui South Stationtrain
7h 59m¥1,484–2,409Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tianshui
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tianshui (THQ)plane SHA - THQ
8h 36m¥704–3,069Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tianshui
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tianshui (THQ)plane PVG - THQ
8h 18m¥704–2,019Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunshan to Tianshui Stationtrain Shanghai
26h 40m¥227–550
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tianshui is to train which costs ¥200 - ¥490 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tianshui is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs ¥650 - ¥2200.
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai to Tianshui station. However, there are services departing from South Shaanxi Road and arriving at Tianshui South Station via Shanghai Hongqiao and Hangzhou East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Shanghai and Tianshui is 1577 km. The road distance is 1694.3 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tianshui without a car is to train via Hangzhou which takes 12h 25m and costs ¥850 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Shanghai to Tianshui, including transfers.
Shanghai to Tianshui train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tianshui is to train via Hangzhou which takes 12h 25m and costs ¥850 - ¥1100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥700 - ¥3100 and takes 8h 36m.
Shanghai to Tianshui train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Hangzhou East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Tianshui is 1694 km. It takes approximately 17h 12m to drive from Shanghai to Tianshui.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tianshui, China?
You can take a subway from South Shaanxi Road to Tianshui via Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhou East, and Tianshui South Station in around 12h 25m. Alternatively, Shanghai Airlines, China Express Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tianshui (THQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tianshui via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tianshui via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tianshui via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tianshui via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,100
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,150
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550–1,590
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Tianshui South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–210
Train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
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 Tianshui South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,250–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Xi'an North to Tianshui South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Tianshui South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥280–400
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 Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- 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 41m
- Estimated price
- ¥260–320
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