There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Houtouwan by train, car, plane, taxi, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xian Northtrain Shanghai-Xi'an 1 / ...
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Tongweitrain Xi'an North
10h¥829–1,069Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Longxitrain Shanghai
- Take the taxi from Longxi to Houtouwantaxi
28h 20m¥294–598Drive 1,828.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Houtouwancar 1,828.6 km
19h 11m¥1,549–2,237Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU)plane SHA - GYU
- Take the taxi from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU) to Houtouwantaxi
8h 32m¥934–2,304Train, taxi via Xianyang
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Xianyang Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xianyang to Longxitrain
- Take the taxi from Longxi to Houtouwantaxi
22h 36m¥313–616Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane SHA - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongweitrain
8h 31m¥874–2,959Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)plane PVG - LNL
- Take the taxi from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Houtouwantaxi
8h 24m¥1,254–2,554Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SHA - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Tongweitrain
7h 44m¥765–1,695Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane PVG - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongweitrain
8h 58m¥824–2,009Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane WUX - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongweitrain
9h 9m¥997–2,567
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Houtouwan is to train and taxi via Xianyang which costs ¥310 - ¥650 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Houtouwan is to fly and train which takes 7h 44m and costs ¥750 - ¥1700.
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai to Houtouwan. However, there are services departing from South Shaanxi Road and arriving at Tongwei via Shanghai Hongqiao and Xi'an North. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Shanghai and Houtouwan is 1877 km. The road distance is 1828.6 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Houtouwan without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs ¥800 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Shanghai to Houtouwan, including transfers.
Shanghai to Houtouwan train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
Shanghai to Houtouwan train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Xian North station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Houtouwan is 1829 km. It takes approximately 19h 11m to drive from Shanghai to Houtouwan.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Houtouwan, Gansu, China?
You can take a subway from South Shaanxi Road to Houtouwan via Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, Shanghai Hongqiao, Xi'an North, and Tongwei in around 10h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport via Nanchang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–4,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,900
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xian North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥630–690
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
Train from Xi'an North to Tongwei
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥280–310
- Business Class Seat
- ¥410–600
Train from Xi'an North to Tongwei
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥280–310
- Business Class Seat
- ¥410–600
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Xi'an North to Tongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–290
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥130–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥200–290
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Xi'an North to Tongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–290
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥130–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥200–290
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Tongwei
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Shanghai station to Xianyang Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–210
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥310–360
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥440–650
Train from Xianyang to Longxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥65–100
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥110–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥190–270
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Longxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–260
- Hard sleeper
- ¥340–470
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Estimated price
- ¥100–700
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