Cheapest€167.11
- Shenzhen Airlines SA261514:413h 1m17:42Xining XNNShenzhen SZX
Door to door 6h 11mCO2 497.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Xining to Shenzhen costs €167.11 at the cheapest and takes 6h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 2,022 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,022 km
- Fastest
- 6h 7m
- Average
- 6h 18m
- Services per day
- 8
- Cheapest
- €167.11
- CO2 per passenger
- 497.4 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 9m | 2h 59m | 3h 10m | €207.23 | 497.4 kg | 8 |
- 6h 9mFastest, by Flight
- €207.23Cheapest, by Flight
- 497.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,022 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€188.94
- Shenzhen Airlines SA813106:542h 59m09:53Xining XNNShenzhen SZX
Door to door 6h 9mCO2 497.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€211.36
- 9 Air A323607:303h 8m10:38Xining XNNGuangzhou CAN
- Guangshen Railway Company GR982112:0256m12:58Guangzhou railway stationShenzhen North station
Changes at Guangzhou, with 84 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 25mCO2 476.1 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 Shenzhen | 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 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €445.59 | €397.80 | €353.55 | €264.46 | €242.04 | €270.95 | €328.77 | €259.74 | €253.25 | €246.17 | €207.23 | €211.36 | €229.06 | €291.60 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €167.11
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 Xining to Shenzhen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €178.3290 days
- €128.7660 days
- €170.6545 days
- €187.7630 days
- €217.2621 days
- €291.6014 days
- €328.777 days
- €353.553 days
- €445.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €128.76.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 246 percent. The most expensive point is €445.59, 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.
- €246.17Sun
- €207.23Mon
- €211.36Tue
- €229.06Wed
- €291.60Thu
- €259.74Fri
- €253.25Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €242.04Sep
- €178.91Oct
- €152.95Nov
- €178.32Dec
- €161.80Jan
- €132.89Feb
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 2,022 km against 1,963 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 Guangzhou, Mianyang, Chongqing, Chengdu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 84 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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 06:34 and the last at 14:47, 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.
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
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 |
|---|---|
| China Southern Airlines | €167.70 |
| Shenzhen Airlines | €167.11 |
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 | €134.00 | 80% |
| Taxes | €24.12 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €167.11 | 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 Xining 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 Xining to Shenzhen?
The fastest journey from Xining to Shenzhen takes 6h 7m door to door, of which 2h 59m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 18m, 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 Shenzhen?
The cheapest fare from Xining to Shenzhen is €167.11, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €270.07. 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 Shenzhen?
The cheapest way from Xining to Shenzhen is by Flight, at €207.23 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 9m 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 Shenzhen?
Fares from Xining to Shenzhen bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €128.76. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 246 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 Xining to Shenzhen?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Xining to Shenzhen, at €207.23. 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 Xining to Shenzhen?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Xining to Shenzhen, at €132.89 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 Shenzhen?
2 operators sell services from Xining to Shenzhen across 1 modes: China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen 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 Xining to Shenzhen?
50 percent of the services we sell from Xining to Shenzhen are direct. The rest connect at Guangzhou, Mianyang, Chongqing, Chengdu, with about 84 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 Shenzhen use?
Services from Xining to Shenzhen by Flight leave from Xining XNN 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 Xining to Shenzhen?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Xining 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 Xining to Shenzhen on September 10, 2026: 2022 km of route against 1963 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €167.11, and 6h 7m 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
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