There are 3 ways to get from Lanzhou to Baku by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane LHW - GYD
15h 1m$275–905Train, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain
- Drive from Mangystau to Kurykcar
- Take the car ferry from Kuryk to Alatcarferry
- Drive from Alat to Bakucar
4d 23h$170–300Drive 6,403.7 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Bakucar 6,403.7 km
3d 1h$807–1,166
Lanzhou (LHW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Baku is to train and drive and car ferry which costs $170 - $300 and takes 4 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Baku is to bus and fly which takes 15h 1m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between Lanzhou and Baku is 4709 km. The road distance is 6403.7 km.
It takes approximately 15h 1m to get from Lanzhou to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 4h behind Lanzhou. It is currently 5:27 AM in Lanzhou and 1:27 AM in Baku.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Baku is 6404 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Lanzhou to Baku.
There are 1871+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Baku, Azerbaijan?
There is no direct connection from Lanzhou to Baku. However, you can take the bus to Lanzhou Airport, walk to Lanzhou (LHW) airport, fly to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), walk to Baku Heydar Aliyev Airport T1, then take the bus to 28 May station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lanzhou to Baku via Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, Mangystau, Kuryk, and Alat in around 4d 23h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $55–75
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–50
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- asco.az
Car ferry from Kuryk to Alat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
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