--- title: "Jiayuguan to Lanzhou | Mixroutes" description: How to get from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou by train, bus, plane and car. Real timetables, honest prices. url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/jiayuguan-to-lanzhou" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/jiayuguan-to-lanzhou.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou) [Lanzhou to Jiayuguan](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lanzhou-to-jiayuguan) **Quickest listed:** 4h 12m\ by plane, door to door; trains not read\ **Lowest listed:** ¥285\ by car; trains not read\ **Distance:** 641 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ timetables not read\ ## 3 ways to travel 641 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 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. Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. [The planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou) reads the timetables again for your day. - [**Fly** 4h 12m¥540–830 Estimated JGN → LHW · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou) - [**Drive** 8h 29m¥285–380 Estimated 732 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou) - [**Taxi** 8h 29m¥1,900–2,850 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## 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 China** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.chn.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today No train or bus is listed because the timetables couldn't be loaded when this page was made, not because none runs. [See today's departures in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Jiayuguan&to=Lanzhou). ## Questions people ask How long is the flight from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou? About 1h 26m in the air (JGN → LHW); about 4h 12m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥540–830; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Lanzhou from Jiayuguan by road? About 732 km, roughly 8h 29m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥285–380; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Lanzhou Capital of Gansu, China Lanzhou, formerly Lanchow, is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and the petrochemical industry. [The Lanzhou guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/lanzhou) [Hotels in Lanzhou Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/lanzhou) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/jiayuguan-to-lanzhou, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt