There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Xining by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly to Xining
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Xining (XNN)plane SYD - XNN
18h 20m¥1,610–9,130Fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SYD - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
21h 54m¥3,047–6,289Fly to Gannan Xiahe Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)plane SYD - GXH
- Take the taxi from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Xiahe Countytaxi
- Take the bus from Xiahe County to Xiningbus
29h 31m¥1,894–9,909
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥3000 - ¥6500 and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Xining is to fly which takes 18h 20m and costs ¥1600 - ¥9500.
The distance between Sydney and Xining is 9384 km.
It takes approximately 18h 20m to get from Sydney to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 3:50 AM in Sydney and 1:50 AM in Xining.
There are 10+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Xining, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Xining (XNN) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xining via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Haikou, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Haikou, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Haikou, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xining via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lanzhou via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
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
- ¥190–280
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- ¥130–170
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