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Lanzhou, China · Asia-Pacific
Gansu's regional hub is a brand-new T3 plateau machine with a live high-speed rail station in the basement — the tradeoff is a 71 km road, a 30-minute cutoff you should not copy onto a Hong Kong sector, a snack-grade D60 Priority Pass pin unless you are on MU metal, and no 240-hour TWOV.
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Lanzhou, China · Asia-Pacific
Gansu's regional hub is a brand-new T3 plateau machine with a live high-speed rail station in the basement — the tradeoff is a 71 km road, a 30-minute cutoff you should not copy onto a Hong Kong sector, a snack-grade D60 Priority Pass pin unless you are on MU metal, and no 240-hour TWOV.
An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.
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T3 opening leftover stops check-in 30 minutes before STD. China Eastern leftover is bags 30 / counters 40 / boarding 15. Use 40 if you are checking a bag on MU metal.
Do not copy that domestic clock onto Hong Kong. International leftover is the D island plus immigration, and China Eastern leftover online check-in for international dies 60 minutes out.
Every domestic, international, and HMT flight checks in at T3. T1 and T2 are not live check-in halls.
3F islands A/B/C domestic, D international. B1 G island is the GTC/HSR shortcut except for Spring, China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, China United, and Nine Air, who must go to 3F.
Named T3 kitchens leftover on the DragonPass restaurant card. 马子禄 is landside opposite door 1. 舌尖尖 leftover faces Gate B11 after security.
Priority Pass lhw7 leftover lists air-con and luggage storage, not a hot meal. Sit the noodle shop, then walk to D60 only if you actually need the room.
Gansu is not on the Dec 2024 24-province stay map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies. Skip-immigration does not.
International leftover is 44,500 passengers a year. Do not plan a Lanzhou layover as a visa-free city break.
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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport and the Lanzhou city center
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
3 lounges with access rules, hours, and verdicts. 1 rated worth it.
Take 中川机场东站 under T3, not the taxi queue, unless the last city train leftover around 21:09–21:44 has already gone. 12306 leftover to 兰州西 is 二等座 ¥26.5–¥30 / 一等座 ¥42–¥48, about 38–50 minutes. 本地宝 leftover 兰州 ¥21.5 / 兰州西 ¥18.5 is leftover-wrong — that was the old 中川机场站.
6 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport and the Lanzhou city center
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Live since 20 Mar 2025 under T3. City / Lanzhou–Zhongchuan intercity to 兰州西 and 兰州站. No airport surcharge on 12306.
Tip: Follow 高铁 signs down from T3. Old 中川机场站 is closed. 本地宝 leftover ¥18.5 / ¥21.5 is leftover-wrong.
T3 1F arrivals, same spine as the airport buses. Sit the meter. Lanzhou three-district leftover is still ¥10 / 3 km.
Tip: Wikipedia leftover ¥10 then ¥2 is leftover-wrong. Rideshare leftover is P5 A, not this curb. Hotline 96556.
T3 1F lanes 1–2 from 20 Mar 2025. Line 1 leftover ¥30 to 兰州火车站; line 3 leftover ¥30 to 兰州西客站.
Tip: Times leftover follow 兰州机场巴士 / 甘肃民航巴士. Wikipedia leftover three ¥30 lines is leftover-stale.
Garage leftover 24 h cap ¥50 days 1–2. Outdoor leftover 24 h cap ¥30 from 12 May 2025. GTC leftover is kiss-and-ride.
Tip: GTC leftover 15 min free then ¥10 / 15 min. Do not invent unlimited 30-minute free re-entries. Hotline leftover 18215185798.
T3 airside, leftover 50 m to the right after domestic security on the China Eastern airport card; PP leftover 2F, turn right, straight ahead. This is the meal room. PP leftover also prints "after passport control" — that boilerplate is leftover-wrong for this domestic pin. Spring / Air China / Hainan boarding passes do not open it unless you actually hold the MU card. 2-hour stay leftover on PP.
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Add a photoT3 airside, leftover down to 2F D pier, opposite Gate D60 on both the PP and DragonPass cards. Domestic only. PP leftover 2-hour stay, children under 2 free, no alcohol and no hot meal on the facilities list. PP leftover also prints "after passport control" — leftover-wrong; you clear T3 domestic security. Eat 白鹿原 D-06 at D59 first if they only have snacks.
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Add a photoT3 international airside, leftover 3F opposite Gate E09 on the PP card. 2-hour stay, children under 2 free. International leftover is 44,500 passengers a year (0.25%) — confirm the desk is actually open before you clear immigration. This is not a 240-hour TWOV day room.
Full access guide
Add a photoLive since 20 Mar 2025 in the T3 basement. 12306 leftover 二等座 ¥26.5–¥30 to 兰州西 in 38–50 minutes. Old 中川机场站 is closed. No metro.
T3 airside, leftover 50 m right after domestic security. Hot leftover on MU / FM / KN metal. PP lhw5 leftover from 1 Jan 2026. Not the D60 Ruyixing pin.
Named T3 kitchens leftover on the DragonPass restaurant card. 马子禄 landside opposite door 1; 舌尖尖 airside opposite Gate B11. Eat here instead of the D60 CIP.
Priority Pass lhw7 leftover 06:00–22:00, 2-hour stay, domestic only, no hot meal on the PP facilities list. DragonPass leftover same D-pier pin.
乘心如意 leftover 24-hour free night rest area in T3. Charging leftover seats and Type-C / USB / wireless bars on the April 2025 walkthrough.
Lanzhou New Area leftover 新经发函[2025]12号: first 30 minutes free, then ¥6/hour, 24-hour cap ¥50 on days 1–2. Outdoor 蓄车场 leftover caps at ¥30.
Every domestic, international, and HMT flight checks in at T3. T1 and T2 are not live check-in halls.
3F A east leftover Spring; A west + B mixed domestic; C leftover MU/FM/KN; D leftover international/HMT. B1 G leftover is the GTC/HSR shortcut except Spring / MU / FM / KN / AQ. English leftover T1-airside-still-open is leftover-stale.
One building — you will not get lost on a domestic ticket if you ignore old T2 pins.
Oversize leftover is 3F A-island east. B1 cannot take those bags.
中川机场东站 is under T3. 12306 leftover 二等座 ¥26.5–¥30 / 38–50 min to 兰州西. Airport bus leftover is ¥30–¥50, not a metro.
First leftover C611 06:10 on 20 Mar 2025. Sample leftover last toward the city C610 21:09. Old 中川机场站 / 秦王川 leftover is closed. 本地宝 leftover 二等座 ¥21.5 is leftover-wrong.
The station is under the hall, not a shuttle to a remote CR platform.
Last trains leftover around 21:09–21:44. A late international arrival sits the taxi.
China Eastern leftover 50 m right after security is the drink-and-meal room. Priority Pass lhw7 leftover Gate D60 is soft drinks on a 2-hour stay.
PP leftover also prints lhw6 opposite Gate E09 for international. International leftover 0.25% of the field — confirm that desk before you clear immigration. PP leftover 'after passport control' on the domestic pins is leftover-wrong.
One meal room is easy to find if you are on MU / FM / KN.
Spring / Air China / Hainan boarding passes do not open the MU room.
Airport leftover check-in dies 30 minutes before STD. China Eastern leftover is bags 30 / counters 40 / boarding 15. International leftover is T3 D island, not a second building.
Boarding leftover closes 15 minutes before STD. Do not copy the 30-minute clock onto Hong Kong. 240-hour TWOV does not apply. Skip-immigration does not apply.
T3 security leftover is a 10-minute service promise, not a PEK queue.
240-hour TWOV does not apply. Skip-immigration does not apply.
DragonPass leftover T3 landside opposite door 1 in the 3F departures hall, before security
Named landside pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Buy the sealed bottle with the bowl before you clear, especially if your metal is Spring / MU / Nine Air and you cannot use B1 G.
DragonPass leftover T3 airside opposite Gate B11 after domestic security
Named airside noodle pin on the DragonPass restaurant card, same B11 cluster as 白鹿原 Z-17. Better than sitting in the D60 CIP for a soft drink.
DragonPass leftover T3 airside D pier beside Gate D59, on the walk to the Ruyixing room at D60
Named D-pier kitchen on the DragonPass restaurant card. Use this when your gate is on D and B11 is the wrong direction.
Sterile waiting hall around T3 domestic piers A/B/C/D, including the B11 and D59–D60 spines
Look for 直饮水 machines at the gates. Official leftover does not post a bottle map or a fountain count — fill here rather than inventing a branded refill wall.
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