There are 4 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¥1,046–3,855Fly 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¥1,033–3,814Train, 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¥1,656–2,501Train 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
13h 20m¥1,087–3,557
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 - ¥3900 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Xining is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3900.
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 4:49 AM in Tokyo and 3:49 AM in Xining.
There are 10+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Xining, China?
Air China, Japan Airlines, and five 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
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–7,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- 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
- ¥1,000–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
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 Narita International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
- 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 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–11,000
- 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 Shanghai station to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–290
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥440–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥600–900
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
- ¥860–1,075
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥860
- 1st Class
- ¥1,075
- Special Class
- ¥1,719
- VIP
- ¥4,298
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