There are 10 ways to get from Xining to Xiamen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane XNN - XMN
7h 23m¥1,951–4,361Train via Minquan
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Minquantrain Xining
- Take the train from Mingquan to Xiamen Northtrain Xiamen North
40h 19m¥404–1,577Train via Zhengzhou East Station
- Take the train from Xining to Zhengzhou Easttrain Xining
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East Station to Xiamentrain Zhengzhou East
18h 5m¥1,250–1,404Train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Changsha East to Xiamenbus
26h 29m¥1,148–1,512Drive 2,511.7 km
- Drive from Xining to Xiamencar 2,511.7 km
26h¥2,118–3,059Fly Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane XNN - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
8h 50m¥871–3,666Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Qingyang Airport
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Qingyang Airport (IQN)plane LHW - IQN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
7h 39m¥960–2,731Fly Xining to Qingyang Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Qingyang Airport (IQN)plane XNN - IQN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
9h 40m¥921–3,966Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane LHW - XMN
8h 12m¥790–2,426Train
- Take the train from Xining to Changshatrain Lhasa
- Take the train from Changsha South to Xiamentrain Kunming South
34h 28m¥672–1,038
Xining (XNN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Xiamen is to train which costs ¥650 - ¥1100 and takes 34h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Xiamen is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs ¥1900 - ¥4400.
No, there is no direct train from Xining to Xiamen. However, there are services departing from Xining and arriving at Xiamen via Zhengzhou East Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Xining and Xiamen is 2073 km. The road distance is 2511.7 km.
The best way to get from Xining to Xiamen without a car is to train via Zhengzhou East Station which takes 18h 5m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Xining to Xiamen, including transfers.
Xining to Xiamen train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Xining station.
The best way to get from Xining to Xiamen is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs ¥1900 - ¥4400. Alternatively, you can train via Zhengzhou East Station, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1400 and takes 18h 5m.
Xining to Xiamen train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Zhengzhou East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Xiamen is 2512 km. It takes approximately 26h to drive from Xining to Xiamen.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Xiamen, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Xining (XNN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Xining to Xiamen via Xining and Zhengzhou East Station in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,000
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,300
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,000
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,000
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,000
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,300
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,300
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,300
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,000
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,700
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xining to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,000
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,700
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Xining to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Qingyang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Xining to Qingyang Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
Train from Xining to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥530–580
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
Train from Zhengzhou East Station to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥700–800
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,300
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,700–2,500
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 Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥210–300
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥210–300
Train from Changsha South to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥460–510
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
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 Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥80–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥80–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Mingquan to Xiamen North
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥257–1,200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥470–650
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Hard Seat
- ¥30–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Hard Seat
- ¥30–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Xining to Minquan
- Hard Seat
- ¥150–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥270–370
- Soft sleeper
- ¥430–600
Train from Xining to Changsha
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–280
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥410–500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Changsha East to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥320
- Schedules at
- ctrip.com
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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