Zhangye Travel Guide
How to get from Lanzhou to Zhangye Danxia?
Zhangye Danxia is located in Zhangye city of Gansu province, and this city is relatively small. The transportation between China's major cities and it will have to pass Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province. The distance from Lanzhou to Zhangye is 437.8km, and several traffic modes including plane, bullet and normal train are all available to travel between the two cities. Of these, the plane is the fastest taking 1 hour, and the bullet comes second with about 4 hours. However, if you want a cheaper way, taking an normal train(about 5-7 hours) will be a great choice. Here we've listed the concrete details of each traffic mode. If you need ticket-booking and pick-up service, please feel free to contact us anytime.
Flights from Lanzhou to Zhangye
The flight time from Lanzhou to Zhangye is about 1 hour and the flights are available daily. Also, this is fastest traffic mode from Lanzhou to Zhangye Danxia. Because Lanzhou is the capital city of Gansu province, this means that you can fly to Lanzhou from most of the cities in China firstly, and then take a flight from Lanzhou to Zhangye to arrive at the rainbow mountains scenic spot. In order to ensure your transfer successfully completed, please set aside at least two and a half hours or more between arrival and departing flights.
Lanzhou to Zhangye Flight Schedule
Airline |
Flight No. |
Depart |
Arrival |
Duration |
Days of Operation |
Juneyao Airlines |
HO1103 |
11:40 |
12:40 |
1 hour |
T T S |
Chengdu Airlines |
EU2271 |
16:30 |
19:30 |
1 hour |
S M W F |
For more information on flights from Lanzhou to Zhangye, please click here.
Bullet Trains from Lanzhou to Zhangye
Bullet trains, collecting several characteristics including speediness, comfort, punctuality and competitive price, is an optimal traffic mode from Lanzhou to Zhangye. With a totaling 493.6km railway line, it’s about 4-4.5 hours by bullet trains from Lanzhou to Zhangye. 12 pairs of bullet trains run between Lanzhou and Zhangye, two hot tourism destinations along the ancient Silk Road. What needs remind is, there are two railway stations in Lanzhou, Lanzhou Railway Station and Lanzhou West Station respectively. There are bullet trains for Zhangye from both railway stations. Please be sure to confirm from which railway station to leave when you are ready to go or endorsing the ticket.
Bullet trains depart from Lanzhou West:D2743, D2701, D2703, D2711,D2671, D2687, D2741, D2757, D2673
Bullet trains depart from Lanzhou : D55, D2753, D2749
Lanzhou to Zhangye High Speed Trains Schedule
Train No. |
Train Type |
Depart |
Arrival |
Duration |
1st Class |
2nd Class |
D2743 |
Bullet train |
06:40 |
10:41 |
04h 01m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2701 |
Bullet train |
08:08 |
12:31 |
04h 23m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D55 |
Bullet train |
08:27 |
12:51 |
04h 24m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2703 |
Bullet train |
08:43 |
13:13 |
04h 30m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2753 |
Bullet train |
08:52 |
13:34 |
04h 42m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2711 |
Bullet train |
09:32 |
13:51 |
04h 19m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2749 |
Bullet train |
09:48 |
14:15 |
04h 27m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2671 |
Bullet train |
11:05 |
15:20 |
04h 15m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2687 |
Bullet train |
13:36 |
17:46 |
04h 10m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2741 |
Bullet train |
14:18 |
18:35 |
04h 17m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2757 |
Bullet train |
16:43 |
20:49 |
04h 06m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
D2673 |
Bullet train |
17:02 |
21:25 |
04h 23m |
CNY 239 |
CNY149.5 |
For more information on bullet trains from Lanzhou to Zhangye, please click here.
Normal Trains from Lanzhou to Zhangye
Taking normal trains from Lanzhou to Zhangye is the cheapest traffic mode and the departure stations are all Lanzhou Railway Station. There are 27 train shifts every day which cover different travel demands of tourists during various parts of the day.
Lanzhou to Zhangye Normal Trains Schedule
Train No. |
Train Type |
Depart |
Arrival |
Duration |
Hard-sleeper |
Soft-sleeper |
Z135 |
Direct express |
15:18 | 20:30 |
05h 12m |
CNY142 |
CNY214 |
Z231 |
Direct express |
17:15 |
22:27 |
05h 12m |
CNY142 |
CNY214 |
T197 |
Fast train |
12:03 |
17:26 |
05h 23m |
CNY142 |
CNY214 |
Recommended Zhangye Danxia Tours from Lanzhou
Here we offered some popular tour & transfer service for tourists who will travel from Lanzhou to Zhangye Danxia Landform. Also, we may customize a private tour for you according to your requirement.
3 DAYS CLASSIC ZHANGYE DANXIA TOURS FROM LANZHOU
7 DAYS TOP DESTINATIONS FOR GANSU TOURS
PRIVATE TRANSFER: LANZHOU AIRPORT TO RAILWAY STATION