There are 8 ways to get from Zhangye to Datong by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Zhangye to Hohhot Easttrain Urumqi
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
22h 55m¥245–472Train, bus via Yinchuan
- Take the train from Zhangye to Zhongweitrain
- Take the bus from Zhongwei to Yinchuan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station to Hohhotbus
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
24h 28m¥453–669Drive 1,339.1 km
- Drive from Zhangye to Datongcar 1,339.1 km
16h 9m¥1,164–1,681Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET)plane YZY - HET
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
17h 27m¥2,371–7,685Train, bus via Lanzhou
- Take the train from Zhangye West Station to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Hohhottrain
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
31h 22m¥266–510Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane YZY - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Datong South stationtrain
7h 6m¥3,482–8,338Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport, train
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane YZY - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
16h 22m¥5,618–14,182Train to Jinchang, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zhangye West Station to Jinchangtrain
- Fly from Jinchang (JIC) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane JIC - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Datong South stationtrain
10h 14m¥829–3,158
Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zhangye to Datong is to train and bus which costs ¥240 - ¥480 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zhangye to Datong is to fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs ¥3400 - ¥8500.
The distance between Zhangye and Datong is 1581 km. The road distance is 1339.1 km.
The best way to get from Zhangye to Datong without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 55m and costs ¥240 - ¥480.
It takes approximately 22h 55m to get from Zhangye to Datong, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zhangye to Datong is 1339 km. It takes approximately 16h 9m to drive from Zhangye to Datong.
There are 34+ hotels available in Datong.
What companies run services between Zhangye, China and Datong, Shanxi, China?
There is no direct connection from Zhangye to Datong. However, you can take the taxi to Zhangye, take the train to Hohhot East, take the train to Hohhot, walk to hohhot Station, then take the bus to Datong bus station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zhangye to Datong bus station via Zhangye, Zhongwei, Zhongwei, Yinchuan Bus Station, Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station, and hohhot Station in around 24h 28m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–15,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,600
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,700
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Xi An, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–14,000
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Jinchang to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,700
Train from Zhangye to Hohhot East
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥120–180
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥260–310
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥400–500
Train from Zhangye to Zhongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥65–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥65–100
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥140–180
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥230–280
Train from Zhangye to Zhongwei
- Hard Seat
- ¥70–110
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥130–145
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥210–300
Train from Zhangye West Station to Lanzhou West Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥65–90
- Hard sleeper
- ¥120–170
- Soft sleeper
- ¥200–260
Train from Huairen to Datong
- Hard Seat
- ¥15–21
- Hard sleeper
- ¥35–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥60–80
Train from Zhangye West Station to Jinchang
- Hard Seat
- ¥35–50
- Hard sleeper
- ¥70–100
- Soft sleeper
- ¥110–150
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Lanzhou West to Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
Train from Beijing North station to Datong South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥350–500
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Zhongwei to Yinchuan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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