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How to get from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang

Plan it for your day Dunhuang to Jiayuguan
Fastest
4h 14m
by car, door to door
Cheapest
¥145
by car
Distance
309 km
as the crow flies
Departures
2
from 08:00, Mon 9 Nov

3 ways to travel

309 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 9 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

bestGets you there first, as the next train only leaves at 16:30, and is ¥40 cheaper.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from China; the planner lets you pick yours.

  • Exercise increased caution in ChinaUS

Travel advice: US State Department.

Departures today

  1. 16:30 → 19:403h 10m · direct中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D2749¥208–510
  2. 17:56 → 21:343h 38m · direct中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D2737¥208–510

The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang?

The fastest way is by car: about 4h 14m door to door. The straight-line distance is 309 km.

What is the cheapest way from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang?

Driving is the cheapest, from ¥145. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking.

Is there a direct train from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang?

Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 2 are direct, the fastest taking 3h 10m; more may run later in the day. Fares run ¥185–510 across classes.

How far is Dunhuang from Jiayuguan by road?

About 371 km, roughly 4h 14m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥145–190; tolls and parking are extra.

Who runs it

Railways
  • 中国国家铁路集团有限公司

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

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