Cheapest€73.30
- Loong Air LA967406:091h 21m07:30Xining XNNYan’an ENY
Door to door 4h 31mCO2 174.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Xining to Yan’an costs €73.30 at the cheapest and takes 4h 29m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 711 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 711 km
- Fastest
- 4h 29m
- Average
- 4h 32m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €73.30
- CO2 per passenger
- 174.9 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 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 31m | 1h 21m | 3h 10m | €75.07 | 174.9 kg | 4 |
- 4h 31mFastest, by Flight
- €75.07Cheapest, by Flight
- 174.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 711 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€121.09
- Sichuan Airlines SA821407:3051m08:21Xining XNNZhongwei ZHY
- China Railway CR227909:073h 35m12:42Zhongwei Railway StationYan'an Railway Station
Changes at Zhongwei, with 46 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 9mCO2 96.2 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 Yan’an | 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 | €159.44 | €174.19 | €170.06 | €130.53 | €125.81 | €135.25 | €121.09 | €101.03 | €101.03 | €109.88 | €75.07 | €92.18 | €79.20 | €123.45 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €73.30
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Yan’an is not something we sell.
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When to book Xining to Yan’an
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €88.0590 days
- €67.4060 days
- €73.3045 days
- €67.4030 days
- €91.0021 days
- €123.4514 days
- €121.097 days
- €170.063 days
- €159.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €67.40.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 152 percent. The most expensive point is €170.06, 3 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 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.
- €109.88Sun
- €86.28Mon
- €92.18Tue
- €79.20Wed
- €121.09Thu
- €101.03Fri
- €101.03Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €125.81Sep
- €78.02Oct
- €77.43Nov
- €76.84Dec
- €75.07Jan
- €63.86Feb
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 711 km against 690 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 Zhongwei, Xi’an, Yinchuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 06:09 and the last at 07:30, across 4 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
Yan’an
Rail
- Yan'an Railway Station
Bus
- 火车站
- Yanan South Intercity Bus Station
Air
- ENY
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 | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loong Air | €73.30 | 4h 29m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €54.50 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.81 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €73.30 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Yan’an
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 Yan’an
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 Yan’an?
The fastest journey from Xining to Yan’an takes 4h 29m door to door, of which 1h 21m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 32m, 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 Yan’an?
The cheapest fare from Xining to Yan’an is €73.30, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €101.03. 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 Yan’an?
The cheapest way from Xining to Yan’an is by Flight, at €75.07 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 31m 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 Yan’an?
Fares from Xining to Yan’an bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €67.40. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 152 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Xining to Yan’an?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Xining to Yan’an, at €79.20. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 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 Yan’an?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Xining to Yan’an, at €63.86 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 Yan’an?
1 operators sell services from Xining to Yan’an across 1 modes: Loong Air. 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 Yan’an?
25 percent of the services we sell from Xining to Yan’an are direct. The rest connect at Zhongwei, Xi’an, Yinchuan, with about 46 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 Yan’an use?
Services from Xining to Yan’an by Flight leave from Xining XNN and arrive at Yan’an ENY. 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 Yan’an?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Xining to Yan’an 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 Yan’an on September 10, 2026: 711 km of route against 690 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €73.30, and 4h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Yan’an afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Yan’an before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Yan’an, with free cancellation on most of it.
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