Lanzhou Railway Station

• Beijing
• Chengdu
• Chongqing
• Dunhuang
• Guangzhou
• Hangzhou
• Jiayuguan
• Lhasa
• Shanghai
• Shenzhen
• Suzhou
• Tianshui
• Urumqi
• Wuhan
• Xi'an
• Xining
• Yinchuan
• Zhangye 

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Xining	D4029, D2741, D2743, D575... 37 departures from 06:43 to 21:06	0h55m - 1h38m	CNY 93/ 58 USD 13/ 8
Xi'an	G2686, D2684, D2796, D2648... 69 departures from 06:51 to 20:24	2h29m - 8h37m	CNY 231.5/ 118 USD 32/ 16
Taiyuan	D2796, D2574, D1672... 11 departures from 07:07 to 16:30	6h23m - 7h50m	CNY 517.5/ 353 USD 72/ 49
Urumqi	D4029, D575, D2703, D2701... 5 departures from 06:43 to 11:46	10h16m - 11h34m	CNY 882/ 551 USD 123/ 77
Chongqing	D154, D206, D156... 6 departures from 08:48 to 15:29	7h1m - 7h43m	CNY 395/ 247 USD 55/ 34

 

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Wuwei	K453, Z6205, K4113... 20 departures from 04:23 to 22:15	2h44m - 5h37m	CNY 141.5/ 97.5 USD 20/ 14
Jiayuguan	K453, Z509, T269, Z6205... 31 departures from 04:23 to 22:15	6h13m - 10h18m	CNY 263/ 174 USD 37/ 24
Longxi	T270, K390, K368, Z274... 37 departures from 00:24 to 23:42	2h4m - 3h24m	CNY 124.5/ 86.5 USD 17/ 12
Dunhuang	K9667, Y667, K367 from 16:50 to 20:54	12h1m - 14h26m	CNY 388.5/ 255.5 USD 54/ 35
Tianshui	T270, K390, K368, Z274... 37 departures from 00:24 to 23:42	4h6m - 6h27m	CNY 155.5/ 105.5 USD 22/ 15
Pingliang	K9664 at 20:06 and 20:06	10h32m - 10h54m	CNY 244/ 161 USD 34/ 22
Shanghai	T118, Z378, Z42, Z306... 7 departures from 10:39 to 22:53	23h32m - 30h40m	CNY 669/ 436 USD 93/ 61
Beijing West	Z180, T176, Z22, Z152... 5 departures from 08:41 to 21:18	16h21m - 23h11m	CNY 527.5/ 343.5 USD 73/ 48
Guangzhou	Z232, Z136... 6 departures from 10:39 to 21:39	30h26m - 38h16m	CNY 843.5/ 506.5 USD 117/ 70
Taiyuan	K978, K4188, T176... 6 departures from 11:28 to 21:18	11h17m - 16h57m	CNY 377.5/ 247.5 USD 52/ 34
Xi'an	T270, K390, K368, Z274... 39 departures from 00:24 to 23:42	8h1m - 12h43m	CNY 263/ 174 USD 37/ 24
Hangzhou	K390, T114, Z596, K306... 5 departures from 00:49 to 23:42	27h57m - 30h27m	CNY 656/ 428 USD 91/ 59
Chengdu	K454, Z510, K1060, K570... 9 departures from 00:10 to 19:52	10h3m - 11h53m	CNY 315/ 208 USD 44/ 29
Wuhan	K4206, Z232... 11 departures from 09:01 to 21:39	18h45m - 25h9m	CNY 527.5/ 343.5 USD 73/ 48
Zhengzhou	Z274, K420, T118, Z378... 22 departures from 01:32 to 22:53	14h2m - 17h39m	CNY 415.5/ 272.5 USD 58/ 38
Qingdao	Z274 at 01:32	26h58m	CNY 684/ 444 USD 95/ 62
Hohhot	K196, K1518, 2636... 5 departures from 12:17 to 20:20	17h41m - 18h34m	CNY 381.5/ 244.5 USD 53/ 34
Xining	K1059, Z509, K4531, K1517... 48 departures from 04:16 to 21:35	1h36m - 3h27m	CNY 119.5/ 82.5 USD 17/ 11
Urumqi	Z509, Z373, K4113... 23 departures from 04:48 to 21:35	14h52m - 24h47m	CNY 582/ 377 USD 81/ 52

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

See detailed Lanzhou Train Schedule 
 

Facing to the north, the station is composed of a large square and a three-story station building. Passengers can take taxis and buses to reach the square, and there are parking lots for buses, taxis and personal cars in the square. When passengers arrive at the station from other cities, then need to note that there are two exits, eastern exit and western exit. Getting out of the eastern exit, you can have easy access to the public buses, and the western exit leads to taxi stands. It’s quite difficult to get a taxi out of the exits, so you are suggested to walk a few minutes to the front street to hail a taxi to the downtown area.
 

Platform

The station entrance is in the middle of the station building. You can find the Ticket Hall to the west of the entrance, very obvious. There are two Ticket Offices in the hall, one is in service 24 hours with 24 windows open for ticket selling, and the other is usually open during the busy season, such as in holidays, school vacations and spring festivals.
 
After purchasing the ticket, you can get to the entrance, where you can take the escalators to the second floor. You may find your waiting room according to the information presented on the LED screen. In the waiting room, there are listed facilities and services as below.

 International Waiting room: Foreign passengers can get into the room. There are books, magazines and music in multiple languages accessible.

 Soft seat/sleeper Waiting Room: The room also has books, magazines and newspaper services. The passengers in this room can board the train in advance under the station staff’s guide.

 VIP Room: There are also VIP rooms available, charging an extra fee of CNY 10 per pax. Passengers can utilize the WI-FI there for free.

 Mother & Baby Room: There will be station staff to guide and help the passengers to board in prior.
 

Soft Sleeper Cabin

 Battery Charging: On the pillars of the waiting room there are sockets that you can charge your mobile phones, laptops and other electronic gears.

 Left Luggage: Near the station entrance, there is left luggage service. It charges about CNY 5 for a small bags and CNY 10 around for a large piece of luggage in 24 hours.

 News Stands: In the waiting hall, there are newsstands, where you can do some reading to kill the time.

 Drinking Water: In the drinking center, you can get boiled water for free, just take a bottle with you.

 Wheelchairs: On the first floor of the waiting hall, there are wheelchairs available for the physically challenged passengers.

 English-speaking Service: In the central check-in counter, International and soft seat/sleeper room, English-speaking service is available.
 
 How to reach the station?
You can take any of the listed buses to reach the Lanzhou Railway Station square: No. 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 31, 33, 110, 114, 124, 126, 131, 137, 181, 302, 601, 801 and K102.

From West Railway Station, you can take the bus No. 1, 31 and K102 to this train station directly.

You can take the airport shuttle bus to HNA Business Hotel, and then you walk along the Dingxi Road westwards about 150 yards to take the bus No. 124, 12, 114 or 33 to the railway station.

 How to get around from the train station?
To Waterwheel Garden: Walk to the front of the station square, you will find the Lanzhou Railway Station bus stop, where you can take the bus No.6 to Shengwei Station. Then walk northwards about 760 yards to the garden. Alternatively, take the bus No. 7 or 126 to Jinchanglu Beikou station, then walk about 820 yards to the destination.

To Gansu Provincial Museum: Take the bus No.1, 31, 302 or 137 to Qili Heqiao Station, which is about 380 yards from the museum. You can cover this distance in some minutes of walking.

To Zhongchuan Airport: Take a direct train to the airport which is available daily from  07:38 to 20:58. Duration is about 50 minutes and ticket fare is CNY 26 for a first class seat and CNY21.5 for a second class seat.