Cheapest€126.99
- China Eastern Airlines CE815806:402h 20m09:00Lanzhou LHWQingdao TAO
Door to door 5h 30mCO2 376.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Lanzhou to Qingdao costs €126.99 at the cheapest and takes 5h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,530 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,530 km
- Fastest
- 5h 30m
- Average
- 5h 39m
- Services per day
- 8
- Cheapest
- €126.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 376.4 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 | 5h 30m | 2h 20m | 3h 10m | €149.41 | 376.4 kg | 8 |
- 5h 30mFastest, by Flight
- €149.41Cheapest, by Flight
- 376.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,530 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€158.85
- Spring Airlines SA917707:302h 8m09:38Lanzhou LHWJinan TNA
- China Railway CR132810:342h 50m13:24Jinan railway stationQingdao railway station
Changes at Jinan, with 56 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 51mCO2 310.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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 Lanzhou to Qingdao | 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 | €303.99 | €243.22 | €187.76 | €210.77 | €279.21 | €278.03 | €192.48 | €193.07 | €160.03 | €149.41 | €165.34 | €224.34 | €197.20 | €170.06 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €126.99
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When to book Lanzhou to Qingdao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €150.5990 days
- €104.5760 days
- €99.8545 days
- €108.1130 days
- €147.0521 days
- €170.0614 days
- €192.487 days
- €187.763 days
- €303.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €99.85.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 204 percent. The most expensive point is €303.99, 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 45 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.
- €193.07Sun
- €160.03Mon
- €149.41Tue
- €165.34Wed
- €224.34Thu
- €197.20Fri
- €170.06Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €187.76Sep
- €140.56Oct
- €117.55Nov
- €131.71Dec
- €122.86Jan
- €99.26Feb
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
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,530 km against 1,485 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 Taiyuan, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Yuncheng. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 06:18 and the last at 14:53, across 8 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
Qingdao
Rail
- Qingdao railway station
- Qingdaobei railway station
- Dagang Railway Station
Bus
- Qingdao North West Square
- 南丰路
Air
- TAO
Ferry
- Qingdao Ferry Terminal
- Qingdao Cruise Terminal
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €126.99 |
| Qingdao Airlines | €127.58 |
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 | €100.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €18.00 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €126.99 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Qingdao well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Qingdao
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 Qingdao
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 Qingdao?
The fastest journey from Lanzhou to Qingdao takes 5h 30m door to door, of which 2h 20m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 39m, 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 Qingdao?
The cheapest fare from Lanzhou to Qingdao is €126.99, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €199.27. 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 Qingdao?
The cheapest way from Lanzhou to Qingdao is by Flight, at €149.41 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 30m 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 Qingdao?
Fares from Lanzhou to Qingdao bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €99.85. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 204 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 Qingdao?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lanzhou to Qingdao, at €149.41. 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 Qingdao?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lanzhou to Qingdao, at €99.26 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 Qingdao?
2 operators sell services from Lanzhou to Qingdao across 1 modes: China Eastern Airlines, Qingdao 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 Qingdao?
50 percent of the services we sell from Lanzhou to Qingdao are direct. The rest connect at Taiyuan, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Yuncheng, with about 51 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 Qingdao use?
Services from Lanzhou to Qingdao by Flight leave from Lanzhou LHW and arrive at Qingdao TAO. 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 Qingdao?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Lanzhou to Qingdao 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 Qingdao on September 12, 2026: 1530 km of route against 1485 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €126.99, and 5h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Qingdao is somebody else's catalog.
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