There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Turpan by plane, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turpan (TLQ)plane LAX - TLQ
29h 54m¥3,281–8,626Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane LAX - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
26h 48m¥2,588–7,623Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hami Airport (HMI)plane LAX - HMI
- Take the taxi from Hami Airport (HMI) to Hamitaxi
- Take the train from Hami to Turfan Northtrain
25h 42m¥2,811–8,001Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Turpan
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Turpan (TLQ)plane BUR - TLQ
36h 49m¥3,776–9,602Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Turpan
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Turpan (TLQ)plane ONT - TLQ
29h 9m¥5,127–13,218Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Turpan
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Turpan (TLQ)plane SNA - TLQ
38h 4m¥4,113–10,176Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane TIJ - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
34h 1m¥3,234–9,215
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turpan (TLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Turpan is to fly and bus which costs ¥2500 - ¥8000 and takes 26h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Turpan is to fly and taxi and train which takes 25h 42m and costs ¥2800 - ¥8000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Turpan is 11050 km.
It takes approximately 29h 54m to get from Los Angeles to Turpan, including transfers.
Turpan is 13h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 2:25 AM in Los Angeles and 3:25 PM in Turpan.
There are eight+ hotels available in Turpan.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Turpan, China?
Sichuan Airlines, Chengdu, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turpan (TLQ) twice daily.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Turpan via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Turpan via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Turpan via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Turpan via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Turpan via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Turpan via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital, Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Turpan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Turpan via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–10,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Turpan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hami Airport via Beijing Capital, Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Train from Hami to Turfan North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–280
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥130–180
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥190–280
Train from Hami to Turfan North
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–95
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–120
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥180–260
Train from Hami to Turfan North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- ¥75–95
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