Lanzhou Train

Lanzhou Railway Station

Lanzhou Railway Station is an important transportation terminal both in Chinese Silk Road and Eurasian Continental Bridge. The station also functions as a window for the northwest area looking into the rest areas in China. It is either a starting point or a terminal point of five main railways to Lianyungang, Baotou, Alataw Shankou (Pass) in Xinjiang, Xining and Chongqing.

Address: No. 393 of East Huochezhan Road

 

Train Schedule

 Major Rail Lines from Lanzhou to:

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Apr 22, 2026)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Xining
D2741, D2743, D575, D2703...
36 departures from 07:15 to 21:06
56m - 2h15mCNY 88/ 55
USD 13/ 8
Xian
G2686, D2684, D2648, G3258...
64 departures from 06:45 to 20:24
2h29m - 8h37mCNY 226/ 118
USD 33/ 17
Taiyuan
D2822, D1672, D1050, D2566...
7 departures from 08:03 to 13:37
6h8m - 7h58mCNY 571/ 363
USD 84/ 54
Urumqi
D575, D2703, D2701, D2717 from 10:12 to 11:4610h16m - 11h34mCNY 882/ 551
USD 130/ 82
Chongqing
D154, D206, D156...
6 departures from 08:48 to 15:29
7h6m - 7h43mCNY 395/ 247
USD 58/ 37

 

Normal Speed Train Timetable

(Last Update on Apr 22, 2026)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Wuwei
T61, Z6207, 7505...
16 departures from 04:23 to 22:16
2h54m - 5h35mCNY 141.5/ 97.5
USD 21/ 14
Jiayuguan
T61, Z509, T269, Z373...
27 departures from 04:23 to 22:16
6h15m - 10h8mCNY 263/ 174
USD 39/ 26
Longxi
T270, K390, Z274, Z38...
32 departures from 00:24 to 23:42
2h4m - 3h24mCNY 124.5/ 86.5
USD 18/ 13
Dunhuang
K9667, Z6201, Z259 from 17:43 to 21:0711h22m - 14h22mCNY 388.5/ 255.5
USD 57/ 38
Tianshui
T270, K390, Z260, Z274...
36 departures from 00:24 to 23:42
4h6m - 5h22mCNY 155.5/ 105.5
USD 23/ 16
Pingliang
K626, K9664 from 09:47 to 20:037h41m - 10h55mCNY 214/ 142
USD 32/ 21
Shanghai
T118, Z378, Z42, Z306...
7 departures from 10:39 to 22:53
23h32m - 30h40mCNY 669/ 436
USD 99/ 64
Beijing West
Z180, T176, Z22...
6 departures from 14:18 to 21:18
16h14m - 23h14mCNY 527.5/ 343.5
USD 78/ 51
Guangzhou
Z232, Z136...
6 departures from 10:39 to 21:39
30h26m - 38h1mCNY 843.5/ 506.5
USD 125/ 75
Taiyuan
K978, T176, Z22, Z56 from 11:28 to 21:1811h19m - 16h57mCNY 377.5/ 247.5
USD 56/ 37
Xian
T270, K390, Z260, Z274...
37 departures from 00:24 to 23:42
8h1m - 10h20mCNY 263/ 174
USD 39/ 26
Hangzhou
K390, T114, Z596, K306...
5 departures from 00:49 to 23:42
27h57m - 30h31mCNY 656/ 428
USD 97/ 63
Chengdu
T62, Z510, K1060, K198...
8 departures from 00:10 to 23:36
10h4m - 11h46mCNY 315/ 208
USD 47/ 31
Wuhan
Z38, Z232...
10 departures from 08:01 to 21:39
18h44m - 25h11mCNY 527.5/ 343.5
USD 78/ 51
Zhengzhou
Z274, K420, T118, Z378...
20 departures from 01:32 to 22:53
14h2m - 17h45mCNY 415.5/ 272.5
USD 61/ 40
Qingdao
Z274 at 01:3226h48mCNY 684/ 444
USD 101/ 66
Hohhot
K196, K1518, K312 from 12:17 to 20:2017h46m - 18h22mCNY 398.5/ 261.5
USD 59/ 39
Xining
K1059, Z509, K1517, T269...
45 departures from 04:16 to 21:35
1h36m - 3h27mCNY 119.5/ 82.5
USD 18/ 12
Urumqi
Z509, Z373, Z595, Z361...
18 departures from 04:48 to 21:35
15h15m - 18h37mCNY 582/ 377
USD 86/ 56
 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

See detailed Lanzhou Train Schedule 
 

Arrival and Departure


Facing to the north, Lanzhou Train 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.
 

Lanzhou Railway Station
Platform

Ticket Office


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.
 

Waiting Room


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
Soft Sleeper Cabin

Other services:


 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.
 

Transportation


 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.

- Last updated on Apr. 22, 2026 by Rachel Hou -