Cheapest€129.35
- China Eastern Airlines CE600406:402h 36m09:16Xining XNNHefei HFE
Door to door 5h 46mCO2 385.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Xining to Hefei costs €129.35 at the cheapest and takes 5h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,565 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,565 km
- Fastest
- 5h 33m
- Average
- 5h 42m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €129.35
- CO2 per passenger
- 385.0 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 36m | 2h 26m | 3h 10m | €161.80 | 385.0 kg | 6 |
- 5h 36mFastest, by Flight
- €161.80Cheapest, by Flight
- 385.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,565 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€188.94
- West Air China WA411506:082h 26m08:34Xining XNNHefei HFE
Door to door 5h 36mCO2 385.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€183.04
- Shenzhen Airlines SA294707:302h 17m09:47Xining XNNWuhan WUH
- China Railway CR124611:142h 47m14:01Wuhan railway stationHefei railway station
Changes at Wuhan, with 87 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 28mCO2 351.1 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 Xining to Hefei | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €404.88 | €329.36 | €294.55 | €247.35 | €191.30 | €191.89 | €203.10 | €221.98 | €221.39 | €203.69 | €217.26 | €183.63 | €161.80 | €164.75 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €129.35
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Hefei is not something we sell.
Where to stay in Hefei
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When to book Xining to Hefei
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €132.8990 days
- €126.9960 days
- €132.8945 days
- €138.7930 days
- €141.7421 days
- €164.7514 days
- €203.107 days
- €294.553 days
- €404.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €126.99.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is €404.88, 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.
- €217.26Sun
- €183.63Mon
- €161.80Tue
- €164.75Wed
- €221.98Thu
- €221.39Fri
- €203.69Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €191.89Sep
- €150.59Oct
- €139.38Nov
- €147.05Dec
- €125.81Jan
- €102.21Feb
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 1,565 km against 1,520 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 Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Yinchuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 5 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 Xining at 06:08 and the last at 07:30, across 6 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.
Xining
Rail
- Xining railway station
- Xining East railway station
- Xining West railway station
Bus
- Xining Bus Station
- 新宁路客运站
Air
- XNN
Hefei
Rail
- Hefei railway station
- Hefeibei Railway Station
- Hefeidong Railway Station
Bus
- Hefeinan Station
- Hefei Coach Junction
Air
- HFE
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 Eastern Airlines | €129.35 | 5h 35m |
| West Air China | €141.74 | 5h 33m |
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 | €102.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €18.36 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €129.35 | 100% |
We cannot promise Hefei railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Hefei?
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 Xining to Hefei
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 Xining to Hefei?
The fastest journey from Xining to Hefei takes 5h 33m door to door, of which 2h 26m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 42m, 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 Xining to Hefei?
The cheapest fare from Xining to Hefei is €129.35, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €222.57. 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 Xining to Hefei?
The cheapest way from Xining to Hefei is by Flight, at €161.80 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 36m 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 Xining to Hefei?
Fares from Xining to Hefei bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €126.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 219 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 Xining to Hefei?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Xining to Hefei, at €161.80. 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 Xining to Hefei?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Xining to Hefei, at €102.21 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 Xining to Hefei?
2 operators sell services from Xining to Hefei across 1 modes: China Eastern Airlines, West Air China. 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 Xining to Hefei?
33 percent of the services we sell from Xining to Hefei are direct. The rest connect at Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Yinchuan, with about 73 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 Xining to Hefei use?
Services from Xining to Hefei by Flight leave from Xining XNN and arrive at Hefei HFE. 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 Xining to Hefei?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Xining to Hefei 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 Xining to Hefei on September 9, 2026: 1565 km of route against 1520 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €129.35, and 5h 33m 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 Hefei is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Hefei
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