There are 7 ways to get from Tianshui to Istanbul by train, bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHW - IST
18h 46m₺11,459–37,382Drive 8,508.6 km
- Drive from Tianshui to Istanbulcar 8,508.6 km
4d 1h₺53,287–76,970Taxi to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)taxi
- Fly from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LNL - SAW
41h 45m₺13,057–41,435Train to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Istanbul (IST)plane XIY - IST
15h 48m₺13,399–35,372Taxi to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)taxi
- Fly from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Istanbul (IST)plane LNL - IST
17h 52m₺13,054–40,412Taxi to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU)taxi
- Fly from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU) to Istanbul (IST)plane GYU - IST
21h 31m₺15,064–36,606Train, train to Hanzhong Chenggu Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Hanzhongtrain
- Fly from Hanzhong Chenggu Airport (HZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane HZG - IST
21h 14m₺14,115–41,818
Lanzhou (LHW) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tianshui to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 11.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tianshui to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 15h 48m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺.
The distance between Tianshui and Istanbul is 6702 km. The road distance is 8508.6 km.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Tianshui to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Tianshui. It is currently 11:28 AM in Tianshui and 6:28 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Tianshui to Istanbul is 8509 km. It takes approximately 4 days 1h to drive from Tianshui to Istanbul.
There are 4299+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tianshui, China and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Tianshui to Istanbul. However, you can take the taxi to Tianshui South Station, take the train to Lanzhou West Station, walk to West Railway Station North Square, take the subway to Lanzhou University, walk to Oriental Hotel, take the bus to Lanzhou Airport, walk to Lanzhou (LHW) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can drive from Tianshui to Istanbul in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Istanbul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Istanbul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–47,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Urumqi, Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–43,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Urumqi, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Urumqi, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hanzhong Chenggu Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–33,000
Flights from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport to Istanbul via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–33,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Istanbul via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Istanbul via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–42,000
Train from Tianshui South Station to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,600
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺750–1,100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
Train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,700
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
Train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,700
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
Train from Xi'an North to Hanzhong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺700–950
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
Train from Tianshui South Station to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺900–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ₺2,100–3,000
Train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺950–1,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺1,600–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ₺2,300–3,300
Train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺950–1,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺1,600–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ₺2,300–3,300
Train from Xi'an North to Hanzhong
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ₺1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺224
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,600
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