Jiāyùguān Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Jiāyùguān’s bus station is by a busy six-way junction on Lanxin Xilu, next to the main budget hotels. See the table for travel details.

Train

Jiāyùguān lies on the Lánzhōu–Ürümqi railway line. From Jiāyùguān it’s four hours to Liǔyuán (for Dūnhuáng) and three hours to Zhāngyè. Sleeper tickets to Lánzhōu (nine hours) and to Xī’ān (20 hours) are generally available, but the only sleepers to Ürümqi (15 hours) have an inconvenient 3am departure.

You can purchase tickets at the train booking office (huǒchē zhàn shòupiào chù; Xinhua Zhonglu; 9.30am-5.30pm), to the right of the huge China Construction Bank, for a commission of Y5.

Jiāyùguān’s Luhua train station is 5km south of the town centre. Bus 1 runs here from Xinhua Zhonglu (Y1). A taxi costs Y10.

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Air

Jiāyùguān’s newly renovated airport offers flights to Lánzhōu (Y1140), Xī’ān (Y1790), Běijīng (Y1880) and Ürümqi (Y790).

Book tickets at Air China (Guójì Mínháng; 623 6778; 8am-10pm), at the front gate of the Jiāyùguān Bīnguǎn.

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