There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Xining by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Xining
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN)plane HND - XNN
11h 16m¥1,146–3,756Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane HND - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
14h 51m¥1,033–3,915Train, 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 Xiningtrain
3d 6h¥1,658–2,504Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Xining (XNN)plane NRT - XNN
12h 5m¥1,138–3,658Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Xining (XNN)plane NGO - XNN
13h 29m¥1,421–4,572
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥4000 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Xining is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3800.
The distance between Tokyo and Xining is 3424 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Xining without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs ¥1600 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Tokyo to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 11:14 AM in Tokyo and 10:14 AM in Xining.
There are 28+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Xining, China?
Air China, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–11,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
- 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
- ¥500–700
- Reserved seat
- ¥550–750
- Green seat
- ¥750–1,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- 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
- ¥370–500
- Reserved seat
- ¥430–550
- Green seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Shanghai station to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥390–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥600–850
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
- 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)
- ¥180–240
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
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
- 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
- ¥863–1,079
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥863
- 1st Class
- ¥1,079
- Special Class
- ¥1,726
- VIP
- ¥4,314
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