Xining Transportation – By Air

Xining Transportation – By Air is served by  Caojiabao International Airport, which is located  in Huzhu County, Haidong, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of downtown Xining. For the question about how to get to Xining, traveling to Xining by air is the best choice, Being comfortable and time-saving. It is very convenient for tourists to choose air plane as the best way to get to Xining, Caojiabao International Airport has many flights to major cities in mainland China.

Caojiabao International Airport

Caojiabao International Airport is the only secondary airport in Qinghai Province and an important air traffic hub on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.  Xining Caojiaobao Airport’s Terminal Area expansion project is in accordance with the passenger throughput of 860,000 passengers and cargo throughput of 9500 t designed, with a total investment of 130 million Yuan. It has opened direct flights to many major cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Xi ‘an, but has not yet opened international routes.

Address: Huzhu, Haidong, Qinghai, China
Code: XNN
Phone: +86 971 813 3333

Airport Transfer

Airport Shuttle Bus

  • 1. The travel route of the airport bus (airport-downtown): Airport-Qinghai Hotel-Central Plaza-Xining Hotel-Wuyi Road Intersection-Bayi Bus Station.
    Departure time: no fixed departure time.
  • 2. The travel route of the airport bus (urban area-airport): Bayi Road Passenger Station-airport.
    Departure time: the first bus starts at 06:00 and every half hour from 08:00 to 20:00. One-way fare: 21 yuan.

Taxi

You can also take a taxi to get to the downtown, which is convenient and time-saving. It cost you about 100 yuan for the transfer service between the airport and the city center of Xining.

Tips: If you want to go directly from Xining airport to Qinghai Lake for cycling tour around the lake, it is recommended to take the airport bus, and get off the Qiyi Road Bus Station (七一路客运站) stop so that you can transfer to the bus to Xihai Town.

Xining Flights

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 Edited by Brittany Tian/田春燕