There are 7 ways to get from London to Lanzhou by plane, bus, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LHR - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
17h 1m¥2,128–6,810Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LGW - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
17h 29m¥1,838–5,745Fly London City Airport to Lanzhou, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane LCY - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
20h 18m¥2,449–8,557Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xining, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xining (XNN)plane LHR - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
21h 34m¥2,494–7,951Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Xining, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Xining (XNN)plane LGW - XNN
- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
24h 12m¥2,204–6,886Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LHR - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
17h 24m¥3,112–7,751Fly London Heathrow Airport to Yinchuan Hedong Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC)plane LHR - INC
- Take the train from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Wuzhongtrain
- Take the train from Wuzhong to Lanzhou Westtrain
22h 27m¥2,448–7,609
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from London to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 17h 1m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000.
The distance between London and Lanzhou is 7867 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from London to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 12:59 AM in London and 8:59 AM in Lanzhou.
There are 65+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between London, England and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from London to Lanzhou. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yinchuan Hedong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yinchuan Hedong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xining via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Lanzhou via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yinchuan Hedong Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Wuzhong to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥130–300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥130–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Wuzhong
- Adult - second class
- ¥20–29
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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