Cheapest€55.60
- Sichuan Airlines SA513115:151h 13m16:28Chengdu CTULanzhou LHW
Door to door 4h 23mCO2 152.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Chengdu to Lanzhou costs €55.60 at the cheapest and takes 4h 21m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 618 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 618 km
- Fastest
- 4h 21m
- Average
- 4h 25m
- Services per day
- 28
- Cheapest
- €55.60
- CO2 per passenger
- 152.0 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 22m | 1h 12m | 3h 10m | €66.81 | 152.0 kg | 28 |
- 4h 22mFastest, by Flight
- €66.81Cheapest, by Flight
- 152.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 618 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€65.63
- Chengdu Airlines CA821310:471h 12m11:59Chengdu TFULanzhou LHW
Door to door 4h 22mCO2 152.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
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.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
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 Chengdu to Lanzhou | SatSep 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €138.79 | €111.65 | €96.31 | €78.61 | €83.92 | €105.16 | €95.72 | €82.74 | €76.84 | €67.99 | €66.81 | €68.58 | €88.64 | €79.79 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €55.60
Lanzhou sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Where to stay in Lanzhou
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Chengdu to Lanzhou
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €69.1790 days
- €43.2160 days
- €46.7545 days
- €53.2430 days
- €62.6821 days
- €79.7914 days
- €95.727 days
- €96.313 days
- €138.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €43.21.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 221 percent. The most expensive point is €138.79, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 60 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.
- €76.84Sun
- €67.99Mon
- €66.81Tue
- €68.58Wed
- €88.64Thu
- €79.79Fri
- €82.74Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €78.61Sep
- €59.14Oct
- €52.65Nov
- €53.24Dec
- €52.06Jan
- €45.57Feb
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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 618 km against 600 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Chengdu at 06:03 and the last at 20:34, across 28 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.
Chengdu
Rail
- Chengdu railway station
- Chengdu East railway station
- Chengdu West Railway Station
Bus
- Chengdu Long distance bus station
- 永陵路西
Air
- TFU
- CTU
Lanzhou
Rail
- Lanzhou railway station
- Lanzhou East railway station
- Lanzhou West railway station
Bus
- Lanzhou South Bus Station
- Lanzhou West Railway Station
Air
- LHW
Ferry
- 兰州港码头
- 十里店桥北
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | €56.19 |
| Chengdu Airlines | €56.78 |
| Shenzhen Airlines | €56.19 |
| Sichuan Airlines | €55.60 |
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 | €39.50 | 71% |
| Taxes | €7.11 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 13% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €55.60 | 100% |
We cannot promise Lanzhou railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Lanzhou railway station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chengdu to Lanzhou
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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
The fastest journey from Chengdu to Lanzhou takes 4h 21m door to door, of which 1h 12m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 25m, 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
The cheapest fare from Chengdu to Lanzhou is €55.60, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €90.41. 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
The cheapest way from Chengdu to Lanzhou is by Flight, at €66.81 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 22m 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
Fares from Chengdu to Lanzhou bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €43.21. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 221 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chengdu to Lanzhou?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chengdu to Lanzhou, at €66.81. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chengdu to Lanzhou?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chengdu to Lanzhou, at €45.57 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
4 operators sell services from Chengdu to Lanzhou across 1 modes: Air China, Chengdu Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines. 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
Every service we sell from Chengdu to Lanzhou is direct, with around 28 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 21m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Chengdu to Lanzhou use?
Services from Chengdu to Lanzhou by Flight leave from Chengdu TFU and arrive at Lanzhou LHW. 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Chengdu to Lanzhou 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 Chengdu to Lanzhou on September 11, 2026: 618 km of route against 600 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €55.60, and 4h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lanzhou and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.
Things to do in Lanzhou
Day trips that leave Lanzhou in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
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- 2Countries
- 27Operators
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