Beijing - Lanzhou Train

Two pairs of high speed trains and seven pairs of normal ones are operated between the two cities. The former ones take 8.5 to 9.5 hours for the whole journey, and the latter ones take 16 to 28.5 hours.

Alternatively, you can travel by flight which takes 2.5 hours or so, but the ticket costs a little more than train ticket, especially in peak season for tourism. If you travel in a hurry, flight is a good choice. However, you may suffer from flight delays as flights can be easily affected by weather changes.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G427	06:21 - 13:44	7h23m
G429	10:45 - 19:45	9h00m

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 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G430	09:54 - 18:53	8h59m
G428	14:20 - 21:42	7h22m

Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
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 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,153.5 / USD 326	CNY 1,056.5 / USD 160	CNY 690 / USD 105

  Beijing - Zhengzhou: It takes 2.5-4 hours to travel between the two cities, and passes Gaobeidian East, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai East, Anyang East, and Xinxiang East.

 Zhengzhou - Xi'an: This section runs for a distance of 505 kilometers (313 miles), taking 2 to 3 hours. The stations along the way include Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou East, Luoyang Longmen, Lingbao West, Weinan North, and Huashan North.

 Xi'an - Lanzhou: Xi'an-Lanzhou High Speed Railway was put into service on July 9th, 2017. Journey time between the two cities has been shortened to 3 hours or so. The section passes by Xi'an North, Xianyang Qindu, Yangling South, Baoji South, Tianshui South, Taian, and Dingxi North.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K886	09:03 - 11:25+	26h22m
T176	15:05 - 09:37+	18h32m
Z22	16:30 - 08:28+	15h58m
Z152	17:11 - 14:26+	21h15m
Z76	17:30 - 14:32+	21h2m
Z56	21:10 - 13:38+	16h28m

 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 527.5 - 617 USD 80 - 93	CNY 343.5 - 388 USD 52 - 59	CNY 189.5 - 213 USD 29 - 32

In Beijing only K885/K886 are operated in Beijing Railway Station which is only 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from Tiananmen Square and can be reached by subway line 2. Others originate and end in West Railway Station, which is a little far from city center, but transportation there is pretty convenient. Subway line 7 and line 9 and many city buses connect this station with the downtown area.

At the other side, all of them are operated in Lanzhou Railway Station, but some of them just stop there for 15 minutes or so. Passengers should prepare in advance to detrain or aboard in time. Passengers are advised to choose overnight sleeper trains such as T17, Z22, or Z55 as they depart in the afternoon and arrive in the next morning, saving the day time and one-night accommodation fee.

 Below are the stopovers along the way:
 T175/T176: Baoding, Shijiazhuang North, Taiyuan, Jiaocheng, Wenshui, Fenyang, Lvliang, Suide, Jingbian, Dingbian, Zhongwei, Baiyin West
 Z55/Z56 and Z21/Z22: Shijiazhuang North, Yangquan North, Taiyuan, Taiyuan South, Zhongwei
 Z75/Z76 and Z151/Z152: Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Anyang, Xinxiang, Luoyang, Xi'an, Baoji, Tianshui, Gangu, Longxi, Dingxi
 K4629/K4630: Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Anyang, Weihui, Tangyin, Hebi, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Gongyi, Luoyang, Sanmenxia, Lingbao, Weinan, Xi'an, Xianyang, Yangling, Guozhen, Baoji, Tianshui, Gangu, Wushan, Longxi, Dingxi
 K885/K886: Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou South, Jining South, Hohhot East, Baotou East, Baotou, Linhe, Wuhai, Huinong, Shizuishan, Yinchuan, Zhongwei, Jingtai, Baiyin West 
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