There are 6 ways to get from Turpan to Lanzhou by train, car, plane, bus, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Turfan North to LanzhouÜrümqi
15h 23mTaxi, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Turpan to Turfan
- Take the train from Turfan to LanzhouKashgar
23h 59m¥544–557Drive 1,718.6 km
- Drive from Turpan to Lanzhou1,718.6 km
17h¥1,520–2,195Fly from Turpan, bus
- Fly from Turpan (TLQ) to Lanzhou (LHW)TLQ - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
11h 44m¥662–2,268Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Lanzhou (LHW)URC - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
8h 58m¥767–2,467Train to Korla, fly, bus
- Take the train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Fly from Korla (KRL) to Lanzhou (LHW)KRL - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
8h 49m¥678–2,203
Turpan (TLQ) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Lanzhou is to taxi and train which costs ¥540 - ¥560 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 49m and costs ¥650 - ¥2200.
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 .
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Turpan to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 2h ahead of Turpan. It is currently 9:58 PM in Turpan and 11:58 PM 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, and the journey takes 15h 9m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–5,000
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Altay
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,900
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Turpan to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- 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
- ¥1,500–3,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Korla to Lanzhou via Jiayuguan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Train from Turfan North to Lanzhou
Train from Turfan to Lanzhou
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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