There are 6 ways to get from Turpan to Lanzhou by train, car, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Turfan North to Lanzhoutrain Ürümqi
15h 23m¥190–446Drive 1,718.6 km
- Drive from Turpan to Lanzhoucar 1,718.6 km
17h¥1,509–2,179Fly from Turpan, bus
- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane TLQ - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
10h 24m¥612–2,168Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Turpan to Turfantaxi
- Take the train from Turfan to Lanzhoutrain Kashgar
23h 59m¥272–585Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane URC - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
8h 58m¥717–2,267Train to Korla, fly, bus
- Take the train from Turpan North Station to Korlatrain
- Fly from Korla (KRL) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane KRL - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
8h 49m¥678–2,103
Turpan (TLQ) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Lanzhou is to train which costs ¥190 - ¥450 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 49m and costs ¥650 - ¥2100.
The distance between Turpan and Lanzhou is 1722 km. The road distance is 1718.6 km.
The best way to get from Turpan to Lanzhou without a car is to train which takes 15h 23m and costs ¥190 - ¥450.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Turpan to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 2h ahead of Turpan. It is currently 3:00 AM in Turpan and 5:00 AM in Lanzhou.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Lanzhou is 1719 km. It takes approximately 17h to drive from Turpan to Lanzhou.
There are 50+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Lanzhou, China?
China Railways Z-Class operates a train from Turfan North to Lanzhou twice daily. Tickets cost ¥160–410 and the journey takes 15h 9m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,600
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Altay
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,100
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,200
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,200
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,600
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,200
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,200
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Train from Turfan North to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–240
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥350–410
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–700
Train from Turfan to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–270
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- 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
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- ¥70–85
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