Cheapest€156.49
- Air China AC930706:402h 55m09:35Beijing NAYDunhuang DNH
Door to door 6h 5mCO2 467.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Beijing to Dunhuang costs €156.49 at the cheapest and takes 5h 58m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,900 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,900 km
- Fastest
- 5h 58m
- Average
- 6h 9m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €156.49
- CO2 per passenger
- 467.4 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 5m | 2h 55m | 3h 10m | €197.20 | 467.4 kg | 5 |
- 6h 5mFastest, by Flight
- €197.20Cheapest, by Flight
- 467.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,900 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Beijing to Dunhuang | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €362.99 | €373.02 | €247.94 | €296.32 | €356.50 | €365.94 | €274.49 | €243.81 | €213.72 | €197.20 | €219.03 | €319.33 | €262.69 | €214.90 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €156.49
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Dunhuang is not something we sell.
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When to book Beijing to Dunhuang
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €197.7990 days
- €139.3860 days
- €129.9445 days
- €129.9430 days
- €179.5021 days
- €214.9014 days
- €274.497 days
- €247.943 days
- €362.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €129.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 179 percent. The most expensive point is €362.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €243.81Sun
- €213.72Mon
- €197.20Tue
- €219.03Wed
- €319.33Thu
- €262.69Fri
- €214.90Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €247.94Sep
- €201.33Oct
- €154.13Nov
- €165.93Dec
- €155.90Jan
- €137.61Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,900 km against 1,844 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Jiayuguan, Jinchang, Xi’an, Lanzhou. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Beijing at 06:40 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Beijing
Rail
- Beijing Railway Station
- Beijingnan railway station
- Beijing East railway station
Bus
- 大屯场站
- 半截塔公交场站
Air
- PEK
- PKX
- NAY
Ferry
- 燕莎码头
- 蓝港码头
Dunhuang
Rail
- Dunhuang Railway Station
Bus
- Dunhuang Bus Stop
- 敦煌汽車站
Air
- DNH
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air China | €156.49 | 5h 58m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €125.00 | 80% |
| Taxes | €22.50 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €156.49 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Dunhuang?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Beijing to Dunhuang
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Beijing to Dunhuang?
The fastest journey from Beijing to Dunhuang takes 5h 58m door to door, of which 2h 55m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Beijing to Dunhuang?
The cheapest fare from Beijing to Dunhuang is €156.49, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €265.05. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Beijing to Dunhuang?
The cheapest way from Beijing to Dunhuang is by flight, at €197.20 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 6h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Beijing to Dunhuang?
Fares from Beijing to Dunhuang bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €129.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 179 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Beijing to Dunhuang?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Beijing to Dunhuang, at €197.20. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Beijing to Dunhuang?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Beijing to Dunhuang, at €137.61 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Beijing to Dunhuang?
1 operators sell services from Beijing to Dunhuang across 1 mode: Air China. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Beijing to Dunhuang?
20 percent of the services we sell from Beijing to Dunhuang are direct. The rest connect at Jiayuguan, Jinchang, Xi’an, Lanzhou, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Beijing to Dunhuang use?
Services from Beijing to Dunhuang by flight leave from Beijing NAY and arrive at Dunhuang DNH. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Beijing to Dunhuang?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Beijing to Dunhuang allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Beijing to Dunhuang on September 12, 2026: 1900 km of route against 1844 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €156.49, and 5h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Dunhuang afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Dunhuang before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Dunhuang, with free cancellation on most of it.
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