There are 6 ways to get from Xining to Changsha by plane, subway, train, or car
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Fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport, line 2 subway
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane XNN - CSX
- Take the subway from Changsha South station to Wuyi Plazasubway
5h 32m¥644–3,146Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Changshatrain Lhasa
25h 52m¥210–524Train
- Take the train from Xining to Tianshui South Stationtrain Xining
- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Changsha Southtrain Lanzhou West
10h 42m¥806–1,088Drive 1,791.9 km
- Drive from Xining to Changshacar 1,791.9 km
18h 48m¥1,511–2,182Fly to Hengyang Nanyue Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY)plane XNN - HNY
- Take the train from Hengyang East to Changsha Southtrain
8h 35m¥924–3,846Train via Zhengzhou East
- Take the train from Xining to Minghe Southtrain
- Take the train from Minghe South to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Changsha Southtrain
11h 17m¥829–1,194
Xining (XNN) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Changsha is to train which costs ¥210 - ¥550 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Changsha is to fly and line 2 subway which takes 5h 32m and costs ¥600 - ¥3200.
No, there is no direct train from Xining to Changsha. However, there are services departing from Xining and arriving at Wuyi Plaza via Tianshui South Station and Changsha South station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 42m.
The distance between Xining and Changsha is 1461 km. The road distance is 1791.9 km.
The best way to get from Xining to Changsha without a car is to train which takes 10h 42m and costs ¥800 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Xining to Changsha, including transfers.
Xining to Changsha train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Xining station.
Xining to Changsha train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Tianshui South Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Changsha is 1792 km. It takes approximately 18h 48m to drive from Xining to Changsha.
There are 364+ hotels available in Changsha.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Changsha, China?
You can take a train from Xining to Wuyi Plaza via Tianshui South Station, Changsha South, and Changsha South station in around 10h 42m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,600
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,500
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–3,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,100
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,500
Flights from Xining to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,700
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Xining to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Changsha South station to Wuyi Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Xining to Tianshui South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–340
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥150–210
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥240–340
Train from Xining to Minghe South
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
Train from Minghe South to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–470
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥200–280
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥330–470
Train from Xining to Tianshui South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥330–370
- Business Class Seat
- ¥480–700
Train from Tianshui South Station to Changsha South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥650–750
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,600–2,400
Train from Hengyang East to Changsha South
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–75
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥110–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥150–220
Train from Xi'an North to Zhengzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–230
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥340–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥490–700
Train from Zhengzhou East to Changsha South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Xining to Changsha
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–280
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥410–500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
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