Route · URC → LHW
Flights from Urumqi to Lanzhou
Connecting Xinjiang's regional capital to Gansu's provincial hub, this roughly 1,640-kilometre sector sits at the junction of China's northwest corridor and typically blocks out just under two and a half hours, making it a practical alternative to the gruelling overland journey through the Hexi Corridor. Lucky Air, Air China, China Southern, and Shandong Airlines all operate the pairing, generally deploying narrowbody equipment — typically the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family — on frequencies that can reach several departures daily during peak travel periods. Travellers should note that Urumqi operates on Beijing Standard Time despite its geographic alignment closer to UTC+6, so early-morning departures from Ürümqi Diwopu International feel considerably earlier by local solar time than the ticket suggests. Fares tend to soften noticeably outside the summer peak and the Lunar New Year window, with midweek departures often offering the most availability and the most competitive economy pricing.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Urumqi–Lanzhou route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Urumqi to Lanzhou
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Urumqi to Lanzhou — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at URC and… LHW, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.