Travel to Lanzhou

Every way to reach Lanzhou: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Lanzhou is reachable from 93 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 27 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €13.54 and the fastest takes 1h 20m door to door. The nearest origin is 62 km away.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Lanzhou

Every mode that actually calls at Lanzhou, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train72€13.541h 20m736 km1
Flight116€42.624h 2m2,468 km26
  • 93Places you can arrive from
  • 93Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 27Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Lanzhou is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Lanzhou for the night the train gets in

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km2413%Baiyin, 62 km
200 to 600 km4423%Zhongwei, 202 km
600 to 1,500 km6836%Chengdu, 600 km
Over 1,500 km5228%Nanning, 1534 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Lanzhou that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
China18699%
Taiwan21%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Lanzhou

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
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Lanzhou

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Lanzhou, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Baiyin to Lanzhou train€13.541h 20m62 km
Linxia to Lanzhou train€15.741h 26m76 km
Dingxi to Lanzhou train€17.941h 32m89 km
Haidong to Lanzhou train€26.742h 2m136 km
Tongren to Lanzhou train€33.892h 12m175 km
Zhongwei to Lanzhou train€36.092h 34m202 km
Gangu Chengguanzhen to Lanzhou train€36.642h 34m199 km
Guyuan to Lanzhou train€42.142h 34m220 km
Qingyang to Lanzhou flight€42.624h 2m345 km
Tianshui to Lanzhou train€42.692h 51m238 km
Pingliang to Lanzhou train€49.292h 54m263 km
Wuzhong to Lanzhou train€53.143h 9m300 km
Yinchuan to Lanzhou train€59.743h 39m344 km
Xi'an to Lanzhou flight€60.914h 15m504 km
Baoji to Lanzhou train€63.593h 51m361 km
Chengdu to Lanzhou flight€66.814h 22m600 km

We cannot promise Lanzhou railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lanzhou

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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Popular trips to Lanzhou

Common questions about Travel to Lanzhou

How can I get to Lanzhou?

Lanzhou is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 93 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 27 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Lanzhou?

The cheapest way into Lanzhou is by Train, from €13.54 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 93 origins we sell into Lanzhou over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Lanzhou?

The fastest journey into Lanzhou is by Train, at 1h 20m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 62 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Lanzhou have?

Lanzhou has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Lanzhou railway station, Lanzhou East railway station, Lanzhou West railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Lanzhou from within 200 km?

24 of the routes we sell into Lanzhou start within 200 km. The nearest is Baiyin, 62 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Lanzhou in China?

Lanzhou connects to 93 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 2,468 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in China

The wider region

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Lanzhou afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Lanzhou and across China

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Lanzhou, with free cancellation on most of it.

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