There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane HND - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
11h 24m¥1,055–3,365Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane NRT - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
11h 53m¥1,048–2,970Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lanzhoutrain
3d 3h¥1,646–2,454Fly Tokyo International Airport to Xining, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN)plane HND - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
13h 48m¥1,321–3,206
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥1000 - ¥3000 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 11h 24m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3400.
The distance between Tokyo and Lanzhou is 3328 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 3h and costs ¥1600 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:45 AM in Tokyo and 3:45 AM in Lanzhou.
There are 53+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Lanzhou. However, you can take the train to Hamamatsuchō, walk to Monorail Hamamatsuchō, take the train to Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Lanzhou via Shin-Ōsaka Station, Sannomiya(Port Liner), Port Terminal, Kobe Port Terminal, Shanghai, International Cruise Terminal, Hanzhong Road, and Shanghai station in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Changchun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥500–750
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–750
- Green seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–270
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–490
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–240
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
- 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
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥875–1,094
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥875
- 1st Class
- ¥1,094
- Special Class
- ¥1,750
- VIP
- ¥4,374
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