There are 7 ways to get from Moscow to Xi'an by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane VKO - XIY
13h 29m¥1,438–4,371Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgantrain
- Take the train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
4d 8h¥1,242–2,200Drive 6,843.9 km
- Drive from Moscow to Xi'ancar 6,843.9 km
3d 8h¥5,752–8,309Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SVO - XIY
14h 59m¥1,658–4,886Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane DME - XIY
14h 8m¥1,653–4,700Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ZIA - XIY
16h 51m¥1,648–5,081Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane SVO - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
15h 47m¥1,840–5,743
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Xi'an is to train and bus which costs ¥1200 - ¥2200 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4400.
The distance between Moscow and Xi'an is 5855 km. The road distance is 6843.9 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Xi'an without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs ¥1200 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Moscow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 9:03 PM in Moscow and 2:03 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Xi'an is 6844 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Moscow to Xi'an.
There are 544+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Xi'an, China?
SCAT, UTair Aviation, and five other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Osh, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Train operators
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥390–750
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,600–2,200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥390–550
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥500–750
Train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95–250
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥550–850
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥95–130
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥170–250
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥89–160
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥89–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥140–160
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥60–75
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥200–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥150–200
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥60–75
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Bus operators
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥474
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
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