There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Xining by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Xining
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN)plane HND - XNN
12h 56m¥1,244–3,456Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Xining
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 Xining (XNN)plane NRT - XNN
12h 18m¥1,070–3,185Train, 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 Xiningtrain
3d 7hFly Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane HND - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
15h 26m¥1,081–3,115
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Xining is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥3200 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Xining is to train and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3200.
The distance between Tokyo and Xining is 3425 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Xining without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Tokyo to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 11:34 PM in Tokyo and 10:34 PM in Xining.
There are 13+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Xining, China?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xining (XNN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
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
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
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
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lanzhou via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Narita International Airport to Xining via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- 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
- 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 Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–290
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥440–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥600–900
Train from Shanghai station to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥390–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥600–850
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
- 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
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–280
- 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
- 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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