Cheapest€106.34
- Sichuan Airlines SA452306:002h 7m08:07Lanzhou LHWTianjin TSN
Door to door 5h 17mCO2 309.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Lanzhou to Tianjin costs €106.34 at the cheapest and takes 5h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 1,259 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,259 km
- Fastest
- 5h 10m
- Average
- 5h 17m
- Services per day
- 20
- Cheapest
- €106.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 309.7 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 10m | 2h | 3h 10m | €125.81 | 309.7 kg | 18 |
- 5h 10mFastest, by Flight
- €125.81Cheapest, by Flight
- 309.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,259 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.
Fastest€151.77
- Tianjin Airlines TA193518:202h20:20Lanzhou LHWTianjin TSN
Door to door 5h 10mCO2 309.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€131.24
- China Railway CR751907:304h 19m11:49Lanzhou railway stationYan'an Railway Station
- China Express Airlines CE600413:051h 24m14:29Yan’an ENYTianjin TSN
Changes at Yan’an, with 76 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 56mCO2 204.6 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.
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 Lanzhou to Tianjin | 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 | €251.48 | €201.92 | €187.76 | €161.80 | €201.92 | €192.48 | €191.89 | €144.10 | €125.81 | €129.35 | €131.71 | €166.52 | €153.54 | €156.49 |
| Train | €324.29 | €296.24 | €247.29 | €220.34 | €276.99 | €253.89 | €248.94 | €179.09 | €155.44 | €164.79 | €168.09 | €236.29 | €195.04 | €204.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €106.34
The trip ends at Tianjin railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Tianjin
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When to book Lanzhou to Tianjin
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €122.8690 days
- €85.6960 days
- €86.8745 days
- €85.1030 days
- €122.8621 days
- €156.4914 days
- €191.897 days
- €187.763 days
- €251.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €85.10.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 196 percent. The most expensive point is €251.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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.
- €144.10Sun
- €125.81Mon
- €129.35Tue
- €131.71Wed
- €166.52Thu
- €153.54Fri
- €156.49Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €187.76Sep
- €110.47Oct
- €103.98Nov
- €99.85Dec
- €96.90Jan
- €83.92Feb
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
- 80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,259 km against 1,223 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 Yan’an, Qingyang, Beijing, Yinchuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 06:00 and the last at 18:40, across 18 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
Tianjin
Rail
- Tianjin railway station
- Tianjin West railway station
- Tianjin North railway station
Bus
- 丽川道
- 佟楼站
Air
- TSN
Ferry
- 天妃码头
- 道桥码头
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 | €111.65 |
| Sichuan Airlines | €106.34 |
 Spring Airlines | €107.52 |
| Tianjin Airlines | €111.65 |
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 | €82.50 | 78% |
| Taxes | €14.85 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 7% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €106.34 | 100% |
We cannot promise Tianjin railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Tianjin 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 Lanzhou to Tianjin
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 Tianjin?
The fastest journey from Lanzhou to Tianjin takes 5h 10m door to door, of which 2h is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 17m, 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 Tianjin?
The cheapest fare from Lanzhou to Tianjin is €106.34, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €173.60. 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 Tianjin?
The cheapest way from Lanzhou to Tianjin is by flight, at €125.81 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 10m 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 Tianjin?
Fares from Lanzhou to Tianjin bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €85.10. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 196 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 Lanzhou to Tianjin?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Lanzhou to Tianjin, at €125.81. 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 Lanzhou to Tianjin?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lanzhou to Tianjin, at €83.92 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 Tianjin?
4 operators sell services from Lanzhou to Tianjin across 1 mode: Air China, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines, Tianjin 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 Tianjin?
80 percent of the services we sell from Lanzhou to Tianjin are direct. The rest connect at Yan’an, Qingyang, Beijing, Yinchuan, with about 76 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 Tianjin use?
Services from Lanzhou to Tianjin by flight leave from Lanzhou LHW and arrive at Tianjin TSN. 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 Tianjin?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Lanzhou to Tianjin 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 Tianjin on September 12, 2026: 1259 km of route against 1223 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €106.34, and 5h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Tianjin a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Tianjin
Day trips that leave Tianjin in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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