Cheapest€148.23
- China Southern Airlines CS282806:342h 50m09:24Lanzhou LHWShenzhen SZX
Door to door 6hCO2 455.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Lanzhou to Shenzhen costs €148.23 at the cheapest and takes 5h 54m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 1,852 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,852 km
- Fastest
- 5h 54m
- Average
- 6h 5m
- Services per day
- 24
- Cheapest
- €148.23
- CO2 per passenger
- 455.6 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 | 5h 56m | 2h 46m | 3h 10m | €174.78 | 455.6 kg | 24 |
- 5h 56mFastest, by Flight
- €174.78Cheapest, by Flight
- 455.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,852 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€197.79
- Spring Airlines SA302706:472h 46m09:33Lanzhou LHWShenzhen SZX
Door to door 5h 56mCO2 455.6 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 Lanzhou to Shenzhen | 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 | €324.64 | €270.95 | €220.21 | €239.68 | €290.42 | €269.77 | €223.75 | €207.82 | €178.91 | €174.78 | €188.94 | €237.32 | €219.03 | €195.43 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €148.23
Shenzhen is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Where to stay in Shenzhen
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When to book Lanzhou to Shenzhen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €185.4090 days
- €120.5060 days
- €118.7345 days
- €121.6830 days
- €177.7321 days
- €195.4314 days
- €223.757 days
- €220.213 days
- €324.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €118.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 173 percent. The most expensive point is €324.64, 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.
- €207.82Sun
- €178.91Mon
- €174.78Tue
- €188.94Wed
- €237.32Thu
- €219.03Fri
- €195.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €220.21Sep
- €161.80Oct
- €139.97Nov
- €141.74Dec
- €139.97Jan
- €118.73Feb
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 1,852 km against 1,798 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 Lanzhou at 06:32 and the last at 20:04, across 24 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
Shenzhen
Rail
- Shenzhen North station
- Shenzhen Railway Station
- Shenzhen East railway station
Bus
- Shenzhen Bay Port
- 世界之窗总站
Air
- SZX
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 |
|---|---|---|
| China Southern Airlines | €148.23 | 5h 54m |
| Hainan Airlines | €155.31 | 5h 55m |
| Shenzhen Airlines | €148.82 | 5h 54m |
 Spring Airlines | €153.54 | 5h 55m |
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 | €118.00 | 80% |
| Taxes | €21.24 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €148.23 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Shenzhen well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Shenzhen?
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 Shenzhen
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 Shenzhen?
The fastest journey from Lanzhou to Shenzhen takes 5h 54m door to door, of which 2h 46m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 5m, 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 Shenzhen?
The cheapest fare from Lanzhou to Shenzhen is €148.23, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €244.40. 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 Shenzhen?
The cheapest way from Lanzhou to Shenzhen is by Flight, at €174.78 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 56m 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 Shenzhen?
Fares from Lanzhou to Shenzhen bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €118.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 173 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 Lanzhou to Shenzhen?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lanzhou to Shenzhen, at €174.78. 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 Lanzhou to Shenzhen?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lanzhou to Shenzhen, at €118.73 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 Shenzhen?
4 operators sell services from Lanzhou to Shenzhen across 1 modes: China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring 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 Shenzhen?
Every service we sell from Lanzhou to Shenzhen is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 54m 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 Lanzhou to Shenzhen use?
Services from Lanzhou to Shenzhen by Flight leave from Lanzhou LHW and arrive at Shenzhen SZX. 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 Shenzhen?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Lanzhou to Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen on September 12, 2026: 1852 km of route against 1798 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €148.23, and 5h 54m 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 Shenzhen is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Shenzhen
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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