Cheapest€39.08
- Chengdu Airlines CA320706:0750m06:57Lanzhou LHWJinchang JIC
Door to door 4hCO2 78.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Lanzhou to Jinchang costs €39.08 at the cheapest and takes 3h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 318 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 318 km
- Fastest
- 3h 59m
- Average
- 4h 1m
- Services per day
- 3
- Cheapest
- €39.08
- CO2 per passenger
- 78.2 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 | 4h | 50m | 3h 10m | €41.44 | 78.2 kg | 2 |
- 4hFastest, by Flight
- €41.44Cheapest, by Flight
- 78.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 318 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.
Lowest CO2€56.99
- China Railway CR972407:301h 16m08:46Lanzhou railway stationLedu Railway Station
- China Railway CR948409:341h 50m11:24Ledu Railway StationJinchang Railway Station
Changes at Nianbo, with 48 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 4h 38mCO2 13.7 kgChanges 1Refundable
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 Lanzhou to Jinchang | 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 | €78.61 | €66.22 | €75.66 | €47.93 | €58.55 | €61.50 | €62.68 | €45.57 | €56.78 | €50.88 | €41.44 | €43.21 | €60.91 | €45.57 |
| Train | €162.59 | €129.04 | €117.49 | €79.54 | €77.89 | €115.84 | €110.89 | €75.69 | €85.59 | €59.74 | €74.04 | €58.64 | €93.29 | €79.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €39.08
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Jinchang. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Jinchang Railway Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Lanzhou to Jinchang
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €54.4290 days
- €34.9560 days
- €37.9045 days
- €36.7230 days
- €45.5721 days
- €45.5714 days
- €62.687 days
- €75.663 days
- €78.611 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €34.95.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 125 percent. The most expensive point is €78.61, 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.
- €56.78Sun
- €50.88Mon
- €41.44Tue
- €43.80Wed
- €60.91Thu
- €45.57Fri
- €45.57Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €47.93Sep
- €40.85Oct
- €33.77Nov
- €37.31Dec
- €40.26Jan
- €35.54Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 318 km against 308 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 Nianbo, Zhangye. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Lanzhou at 06:07 and the last at 07:30, across 2 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.
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
Jinchang
Rail
- Jinchang Railway Station
Air
- JIC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Airlines | €39.08 | 3h 59m | 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 | €25.50 | 65% |
| Taxes | €4.59 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 18% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €39.08 | 100% |
A day in Jinchang hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Jinchang?
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 Lanzhou to Jinchang
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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
The fastest journey from Lanzhou to Jinchang takes 3h 59m door to door, of which 50m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 1m, 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
The cheapest fare from Lanzhou to Jinchang is €39.08, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €47.93. 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
The cheapest way from Lanzhou to Jinchang is by Flight, at €41.44 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
Fares from Lanzhou to Jinchang bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €34.95. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 125 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lanzhou to Jinchang?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lanzhou to Jinchang, at €41.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lanzhou to Jinchang?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lanzhou to Jinchang, at €33.77 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
1 operators sell services from Lanzhou to Jinchang across 1 modes: Chengdu 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
33 percent of the services we sell from Lanzhou to Jinchang are direct. The rest connect at Nianbo, Zhangye, with about 48 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang use?
Services from Lanzhou to Jinchang by Flight leave from Lanzhou LHW and arrive at Jinchang JIC. 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Lanzhou to Jinchang 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 Lanzhou to Jinchang on September 11, 2026: 318 km of route against 308 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €39.08, and 3h 59m 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 Jinchang and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Jinchang before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Jinchang, with free cancellation on most of it.
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