Cheapest€106.34
- Sichuan Airlines SA151406:002h 8m08:08Tianjin TSNLanzhou LHW
Door to door 5h 18mCO2 309.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Tianjin to Lanzhou 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 12m | 2h 2m | 3h 10m | €125.81 | 309.7 kg | 19 |
- 5h 12mFastest, 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€142.33
- Tianjin Airlines TA142006:332h 2m08:35Tianjin TSNLanzhou LHW
Door to door 5h 12mCO2 309.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€177.73
- China Express Airlines CE325307:301h 24m08:54Tianjin TSNYan’an ENY
- China Railway CR605109:464h 2m13:48Yan'an Railway StationLanzhou railway station
Changes at Yan’an, with 52 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 15mCO2 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou | 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 | €217.85 | €201.92 | €154.13 | €161.80 | €201.92 | €192.48 | €155.31 | €144.10 | €125.81 | €129.35 | €131.71 | €166.52 | €153.54 | €132.30 |
| Train | €228.04 | €243.44 | €171.94 | €184.04 | €270.94 | €215.39 | €192.84 | €172.49 | €135.09 | €170.84 | €149.39 | €207.69 | €155.44 | €176.89 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €106.34
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
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When to book Tianjin to Lanzhou
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
- €85.0445 days
- €85.1030 days
- €122.8621 days
- €132.3014 days
- €155.317 days
- €154.133 days
- €217.851 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €85.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 156 percent. The most expensive point is €217.85, 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.
- €144.10Sun
- €125.81Mon
- €129.35Tue
- €131.71Wed
- €166.52Thu
- €153.54Fri
- €132.30Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €154.13Sep
- €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, Beijing, Yinchuan, Qingyang. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 14 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 Tianjin at 06:00 and the last at 18:40, across 19 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.
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
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 | €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 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 Tianjin 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
The fastest journey from Tianjin to Lanzhou takes 5h 10m door to door, of which 2h 2m 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
The cheapest fare from Tianjin to Lanzhou is €106.34, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €167.11. 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
The cheapest way from Tianjin to Lanzhou is by flight, at €125.81 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 12m 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
Fares from Tianjin to Lanzhou bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €85.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 156 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Tianjin to Lanzhou, 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Tianjin to Lanzhou, 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
4 operators sell services from Tianjin to Lanzhou 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
80 percent of the services we sell from Tianjin to Lanzhou are direct. The rest connect at Yan’an, Beijing, Yinchuan, Qingyang, with about 52 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou use?
Services from Tianjin to Lanzhou by flight leave from Tianjin TSN 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Tianjin 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 Tianjin to Lanzhou 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.
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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