How to get to Dunhuang from Lanzhou? Travel strategy

To travel to Dunhuang, you must first understand the local traffic conditions. The following is the relevant traffic information about Dunhuang. In fact, the traffic to Dunhuang is still very, very crowded. You can refer to the following, understand the traffic and then visit.

plane

Dunhuang airport is located 12 kilometers east of Dunhuang city. In the tourist season from May to October, there are round-trip flights all over the country, but in the off-season, there are usually only round-trip flights between Xi 'an and Lanzhou. To and from the airport, you can choose to take the airport bus, taxi, bus or consult the hotel pick-up service.

tip:

Dunhuang airport bus service: The airport bus runs three times a day, leaving at 9:, 14: and 21: respectively, and the journey takes about 2 minutes. Ticket price: 1 yuan.

Direct flight to Dunhuang:

Train

Dunhuang itself has two railway stations, one is Dunhuang Railway Station and the other is Liuyuan Railway Station.

Dunhuang Railway Station is located about 1 kilometers east of Dunhuang City. You can choose to take a bus, taxi or contact the hotel to provide shuttle service to and from the railway station.

liuyuan railway station is located on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway line, which can directly reach Shanghai, Beijing West, Xi 'an, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Urumqi and other large and medium-sized cities. From Liuyuan Railway Station to Dunhuang City, you can take a bus to the bus station, 13 kilometers away from Dunhuang City.

Tip:

Tip: During the tourist season in Dunhuang, Lanzhou will open the "Dunhuang" Y667/668 times, with all berth seats in place and a good environment.

traffic in the city

Dunhuang is a small town with a clear distinction between east and west. Yangguan Road and Shazhou Road meet around the "rebound pipa" on the surface of Dunhuang, and there are only a few buses in Dunhuang city (not recommended); The price of taxis in urban areas is low, but it is necessary to negotiate the price when going out of the city to Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring, railway station and airport, generally within 3 yuan.

As an important tourist city, taxi drivers in Dunhuang know more about the surrounding scenic spots, and chartered travel is becoming a trend of local sightseeing.

tip:

Dunhuang chartered tour to the west (including Yangguan, Yumenguan and Ya Dan Ghost Town) around 5 yuan.

Dunhuang chartered tour east road (including Yulin Grottoes, etc.). ) Around 6 yuan.

Be careful not to fall into some shopping traps during the trip, including local "Lycium barbarum, Cynomorium songaricum, etc." . Be sure to identify carefully and buy carefully.