Beijing - Lanzhou Train

Three pairs of high speed trains are operated between Beijing and Lanzhou, taking around 6.5 - 9.5 hours for the whole journey. In addition, 5 normal trains run from Beijing to Lanzhou and 4 for the opposite direction, taking about 16.5 - 23 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 Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G91	07:55 - 14:38	6h43m
G671	08:13 - 17:16	9h3m
G429	12:40 - 21:38	8h58m

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(Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D1049	10:11 - 21:43	11h32m
D29	15:59 - 10:35+	18h36m

(Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G430	08:50 - 17:14	8h24m
G674	13:48 - 22:54	9h6m
G92	15:54 - 22:37	6h43m

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(Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D1050	08:18 - 19:20	11h2m
D30	17:45 - 14:36+	20h51m

Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,183.5 - 2,415.5 USD 307 - 339	CNY 1,109.5 - 1,243.5 USD 156 - 175	CNY 700 - 777 USD 98 - 109

 

Ticket Price of Bullet D Trains

(Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

1st Class Sleeper	2nd Class Sleeper	Second Class Seat
CNY 772 USD 108	CNY 507 USD 71	CNY 272 - 600 USD 38 - 84

  Beijing - Zhengzhou: It takes 2.5 - 6 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 6 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 Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K4541	07:37 - 13:24+	29h47m
T175	13:05 - 07:29+	18h24m
Z55	14:52 - 07:43+	16h51m
Z151	15:53 - 11:06+	19h13m
Z179	18:26 - 14:38+	20h12m
Z21	19:22 - 12:19+	16h57m

 (Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z180	08:41 - 07:52+	23h11m
T176	15:04 - 09:33+	18h29m
Z22	16:31 - 09:11+	16h40m
Z152	17:22 - 14:30+	21h8m
Z56	21:18 - 13:39+	16h21m
K4542	23:21 - 06:24++	31h3m

 (Last Update on Jul 7, 2025)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 527.5 - 598 USD 74 - 84	CNY 343.5 - 388 USD 48 - 54	CNY 189.5 - 213 USD 27 - 30

Both pairs originate and end in Beijing West Railway Station. 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. Since all are overnight sleeper trains as they depart in the afternoon and arrive in the next morning, passengers can save the day time and one-night accommodation fee.