There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Lanzhou by train, plane, bus, subway, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane ICN - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
9h 41m¥801–1,957Subway, ferry, train via Xi'an
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
27h 40m¥1,314–1,878Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Yantai Southtrain
- Take the train from Yantai South to Lanzhou Westtrain
31h 14m¥1,419–1,856Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisibus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Int'l Ferry Terminal to Longyan Portferry
- Drive from Longyan Port to West of Youyi Hotel (Rongcheng)car
- Take the bus from West of Youyi Hotel (Rongcheng) to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
- Take the bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Fuhua Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Weifang to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhoubus
2d¥1,383–1,543Fly from Gimpo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane GMP - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
9h 57m¥840–2,445Subway, ferry, bus, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
- Take the bus from Qinhuangdao to Beijing Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bcia T2 to West Railway Station South Squarebus 7
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Lanzhoutrain
2d¥1,039–2,293
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥800 - ¥2000 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 41m and costs ¥800 - ¥2000.
The distance between Seoul and Lanzhou is 2156 km.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Seoul to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 2:13 AM in Seoul and 1:13 AM in Lanzhou.
There are 65+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Lanzhou. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Dongfanghong Square via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Xi'an North, Lanzhou West Station, and West Railway Station North Square in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–27
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
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 Yantai South to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
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 Weihai to Yantai South
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–70
Train from Beijing West Station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥150–220
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥320–370
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥450–650
Train from Beijing West Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–353
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥140–200
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥280–340
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥440–550
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- Phone
- (86+)0532-96567
- Website
- qdairport.com
Bus from West of Youyi Hotel (Rongcheng) to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
Bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Fuhua Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥80
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Weifang to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qinhuangdao to Beijing Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–150
- Phone
- +86 010 96158
- Website
- bcia.com.cn
Bus from Bcia T2 to West Railway Station South Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–45
- Schedules at
- en.bcia.com.cn
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥580–767
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,151
- Royal
- ¥959
- Business
- ¥767
- Economy
- ¥671
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥528–767
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,151
- Royal
- ¥959
- Business
- ¥767
- Economy
- ¥671
- Phone
- +82 2 702 5057
- Website
- dalongferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Int'l Ferry Terminal to Longyan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥504–576
- Schedules at
- dalongferry.co.kr
- Royal
- ¥767
- Deluxe
- ¥671
- Business
- ¥576
- Economy
- ¥504
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥767–1,618
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ¥1,618
- First Class
- ¥767
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