There are 10 ways to get from Xining to Chennai by train, bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Chennai International Airport
best- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LHW - MAA
17h 14m₹19,905–58,369Train, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xianbus
- Drive from Yadong Xian to Gangtok - SNT bus standcar
- Take the bus from Gangtok - SNT bus stand to 2 Mile Check Postbus
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Peramburtrain
3d 2h₹7,145–17,715Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Xining to Lasa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xianbus
- Drive from Yadong Xian to Gangtok - SNT bus standcar
- Take the bus from Gangtok - SNT bus stand to 2 Mile Check Postbus
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Peramburtrain
3d 13h₹9,176–16,106Drive 4,447.4 km
- Drive from Xining to Chennaicar 4,447.4 km
2d 13h₹51,582–74,507Fly Xining to Tirupati Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Tirupati Airport (TIR)plane XNN - TIR
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to Peramburtrain
31h 37m₹23,628–66,718Fly Xining to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane XNN - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Chennai Egmoretrain
31h 59m₹21,878–72,708Fly Xining to Chennai International Airport
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane XNN - MAA
14h 5m₹23,388–66,178Fly Xining to Pondicherry, taxi, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Pondicherry (PNY)plane XNN - PNY
- Take the taxi from Pondicherry (PNY) to Villupuram Jntaxi
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Tambaramtrain
41h 10m₹27,138–78,178Fly Xining to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)plane XNN - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Peramburtrain
19h 59m₹20,558–57,143Train, taxi to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Xining to Zhongweitrain
- Take the taxi from Zhongwei to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY)taxi
- Fly from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ZHY - MAA
41h 27m₹24,701–48,400
Lanzhou (LHW) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Chennai is to train and bus and drive which costs ₹7,000 - ₹18,000 and takes 3 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Chennai is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs ₹23,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Xining and Chennai is 3808 km. The road distance is 4447.4 km.
It takes approximately 17h 14m to get from Xining to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 2h 30m behind Xining. It is currently 9:56 PM in Xining and 7:26 PM in Chennai.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Chennai is 4447 km. It takes approximately 2 days 13h to drive from Xining to Chennai.
There are 1007+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Chennai, India?
Malindo Airways, AirAsia, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Xining (XNN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) twice a week.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lanzhou to Chennai International Airport via Kunming, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
Flights from Xining to Tirupati Airport via Lhasa, Kathmandu, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Xining to Tirupati Airport via Lhasa, Kathmandu, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Xining to Pondicherry via Lhasa, Kathmandu, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–80,000
Flights from Xining to Kempegowda International Airport via Kunming, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Xi An, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–60,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Chennai International Airport via Kunming, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chennai International Airport via Tianfu International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Xi An, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–50,000
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kunming, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–44,000
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Xi An, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–46,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Xining to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
Flights from Xining to Chennai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Xining to Trichy International Airport via Kunming, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–70,000
Flights from Xining to Trichy International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
Flights from Xining to Kempegowda International Airport via Kunming, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Chennai International Airport via Tianfu International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–85,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Xining to Chennai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Xining to Kempegowda International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Xi An, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–46,000
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Zhengzhou, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–50,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Chennai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–80,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Xining to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Xining to Kempegowda International Airport via Lhasa, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport to Chennai International Airport via Chongqing, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–43,000
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₹1,500–2,100
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Hard Seat
- ₹390–550
- Hard sleeper
- ₹800–1,200
- Soft sleeper
- ₹1,300–1,800
Train from Xining to Zhongwei
- Hard Seat
- ₹750–1,100
- Hard sleeper
- ₹1,500–2,100
- Soft sleeper
- ₹2,400–3,200
Train from Xining to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.com
- Book at
- 12306.com
- Hard Seat
- ₹2,300–3,400
- Hard Sleeper
- ₹5,000–6,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₹7,000–11,000
Train from Xining to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,950
- Schedules at
- 12306.com
- Book at
- 12306.com
- Hard Seat
- ₹1,000–1,500
- Hard Sleeper
- ₹1,800–1,950
- Soft Sleeper
- ₹2,800–4,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Jalpaiguri to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,300–4,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,000
Train from Renigunta Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Chennai Egmore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹250–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹250–300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹900–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹230–280
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
Train from Xining to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹900–2,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ₹900–1,300
- Hard Sleeper
- ₹1,900–2,300
- Soft Sleeper
- ₹3,100–3,800
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹398
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xian
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹2,001
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Xining to Lasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹4,506
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +919002012099
- sntd@yahoo.com
- Website
- sntd.in
Bus from Gangtok - SNT bus stand to 2 Mile Check Post
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹275–500
- Website
- https://www.sntd.in/
- Schedules at
- https://www.sntd.in/PDF/BusSchedule.pdf
- AC Seater
- ₹500
- Non AC Seater
- ₹275
- Phone
- 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹50–65
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹50–65
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- ₹600–2,200
Royal Travels Cabs
- Phone
- +91 22 33 55 33 55
- Website
- royaltravelscabs.com
Golden Tours And Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 91 94 44 22
- Website
- goldentoursandtravels.com
Devaki Travels
- Phone
- +91 413 225 7199
- Website
- devakitravels.com
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