There are 3 ways to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Tokyo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane HND - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
11h 44m¥1,053–2,965Train to Narita International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane NRT - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
12h 36m¥979–2,694Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lanzhoutrain
3d 5h
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥950 - ¥2700 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou is to fly and bus which takes 11h 44m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3000.
The distance between Tokyo and Lanzhou is 3328 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Tokyo to Lanzhou, including transfers.
Lanzhou is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 12:58 AM in Tokyo and 11:58 PM in Lanzhou.
There are 65+ hotels available in Lanzhou.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Lanzhou, China?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Lanzhou. However, you can take the train to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō, take the train to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to Lanzhou (LHW), walk to Lanzhou Airport, then take the bus to Oriental Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Lanzhou via Shin Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Sannomiya(Port Liner), Port Terminal, Kobe Port Terminal, Shanghai, International Cruise Terminal, Hanzhong Road, and Shanghai station in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Changchun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥180–270
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥410–490
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
Train from Shanghai station to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–270
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–490
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
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