Best way to travel between Lanzhou, Gansu, China and Datong, Shanxi, China

A: Lanzhou, Gansu, China

B: Datong, Shanxi, China

Travel Modes: Price; Distance; Duration; CO2

bus: $57.12; 1388.16 km; 17h 46mins; 41.64 kgs

train: $75.939398; 1446.92 km; 13h 22mins; 76.69 kgs

drive: $101.76; 1174.65 km; 11h 54mins; 150.36 kgs

flight: $175.0; 1039.18 km; 5h 54mins; 112.23 kgs

Tranport	Distance	Time(hrs)	Cost(local)	Cost(usd)
Bus	1388.16 km	17h 46mins	348 CNY	57.12
Train	1446.92 km	13h 22mins	463 CNY	75.939398
Drive	1174.65 km	11h 54mins	621 CNY	101.76
Flight	1039.18 km	5h 54mins	1,068 CNY	175.0

Take Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station: Time: 5h 30mins Cost: 134 CNY; $ 19.8 - 24.2 USD CO2 Emission: 12.65 kgs
Take Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Taiyuan: Time: 7h 30mins Cost: 207 CNY; $ 30.6 - 37.4 USD CO2 Emission: 20.62 kgs
Take Bus from Taiyuan to Datong Xinnan Bus Station: Time: 3h 10mins Cost: 79 CNY; $ 11.7 - 14.3 USD CO2 Emission: 8.19 kgs
Take Taxi from Datong Xinnan Bus Station to Datong: Time: 6mins Cost: 18 CNY; $ 2.7 - 3.3 USD CO2 Emission: 0.8 kgs

Source: Rome2rio

Mode of travel comparision chart

The best and cheapest way to get from Lanzhou, Gansu, China and Datong, Shanxi, China is to travel by bus, which will cost about 348 CNY or 51.30 USD.