How to get from Lanzhou to Zhangye

It depends on which train you take. There are usually two trains: one is the Liangdu train, and the sleeper berth is about 86-92 yuan. The train leaves at around 8:00 pm. There is also a Jiugang train. , it belongs to the EMU and is relatively expensive. The price of a sleeper berth is between 136-150. It also leaves at night. Locals usually take these two trains for business trips in winter. However, the train arrives in Zhangye relatively early, and the normal time is around 4:00 in the morning. , dry and cold. And it takes about 20 minutes to drive to the city, so you have to wear warm clothes. In addition to these two trains, you can take the daytime train, but it is generally difficult to buy sleeper tickets. You can consider taking the train from Zhengzhou The one here and the one from Wuhan. These two trips are taken during the day, and hard seats are fine. Just buy the train tickets directly at the station.

There is another way, which I prefer. The best way is to take the express express bus during the day. Just go in to the left of Lanzhou Building (Hualian Hotel) at the left end (west) of the train station, about 150 meters away. There is a dedicated express express bus station. It arrives at 7:30 in the morning. There will be express trains on day shift before 1:00 noon, usually once an hour. The fare is between 76-84. It takes about 7 hours to get to downtown Zhangye. You'd better prepare some food and drinks for the journey. It is generally not provided on the road. On the road, you may be provided with an opportunity to get off the car and relieve yourself after crossing Wushaoling.

In the afternoon, the night shift sleeper car usually starts at 5 o'clock. However, in winter, at night Crossing Wushaoling is relatively risky, and it also takes time to find accommodation/food after arriving in Zhangye. It is not recommended that you take this kind of car.