There are 5 ways to get from Kathmandu to Dunhuang by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dunhuang (DNH)plane KTM - DNH
10h 8m¥1,904–5,471Drive, bus, train
cheapest- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang Stationtrain
3d 1h¥1,069–1,517Drive, bus, train via Jiuquan
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Jiuquantrain
- Take the bus from Jiuquan to Dunhuangbus
2d 23h¥1,129–1,643Drive 2,521.5 km
- Drive from Kathmandu to Dunhuangcar 2,521.5 km
34h 18m¥2,175–3,141Taxi to Simara Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Dunhuang (DNH)plane SIF - DNH
12h 55m¥3,880–10,685
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dunhuang (DNH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Dunhuang is to drive and bus and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥1600 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Dunhuang is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs ¥1900 - ¥5500.
The distance between Kathmandu and Dunhuang is 1636 km. The road distance is 2521.5 km.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Kathmandu to Dunhuang, including transfers.
Dunhuang is 2h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 3:16 AM in Kathmandu and 5:31 AM in Dunhuang.
Yes, the driving distance between Kathmandu to Dunhuang is 2521 km. It takes approximately 34h 18m to drive from Kathmandu to Dunhuang.
There are 20+ hotels available in Dunhuang.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Dunhuang, China?
Sichuan Airlines and Air China fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dunhuang (DNH) twice daily.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dunhuang via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Dunhuang via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Train from Lanzhou to Jiuquan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–223
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥80–120
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥170–210
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥270–340
Train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥120–160
- Hard sleeper
- ¥210–300
- Soft sleeper
- ¥350–460
Train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥120–180
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥250–290
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥370–550
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiuquan to Dunhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–170
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥120–170
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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