Jiayuguan Pass & Great Wall (2024)

Chinese Name: 嘉峪关 (jiā yù guān)
Population: 252,000
Area: 2,935 square kilometers (1,133 square miles)
Location: in the northwest of Gansu Province, northwestern China
Area Code: 0937
Zip Code: 735100
GDP (2018): CNY 29.96 billion (USD 4.53 billion)
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Yugu, Baoan, Hazake, Tu, Sala, Manchu, and Mongolian

Located in the northwest of Gansu Province, Jiayuguan borders Jiuquan to the east, Xinjiang to the west, Qilian Mountain and Zhangye to the south, Inner Mongolia to the north. The elevation of Jiayuguan is between 1,412-2,722 meters (4,633 – 8,930 feet). The central and western parts of the city are mostly Gobi, where the urban areas and industrial enterprises are located; the southeast and northeast are oases used as agricultural areas. Jiayuguan is also a new industrial city where Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company headquartered. As the traffic hub of the ancient Silk Road and the west starting point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), Jiayuguan is also famous for the Jiayuguan Pass which is dubbed as the world's first grand pass.

Attractions

1.Jiayuguan Airport (JGA) is located 9km away from the city center. Passengers can easily take taxi or airport shuttle bus between the downtown city area and the airport. The airport offers flights from/ to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha, Lanzhou and Xi’an.

2.The city has two passenger railway stations. Jiayuguan Railway Station mainly operates non-bullet trains to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, etc. The South Railway Station is a stop along Lanzhou-Xinjiang High Speed Railway, operating high speed trains to/from Urumqi, Turpan, Kumul, Xining, Lanzhou, Jiuquan, Zhangye, etc.

See detailed Jiayuguan Railway Station, Jiayuguan South Railway Station, Jiayuguan - Lanzhou Train, Jiayuguan - Zhangye Train, Jiayuguan - Dunhuang Train, Xi'an - Jiayuguan Train

3.The long-distance bus station is located at the cross of JingtiexiRoad and Shenglinan Road. It provides bus daily traveling to Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Hami, Urumqi, Jinchang, Yumen, Yinxia, Gaotai, etc.

4.Public bus is a convenient transport for traveling aroundthe city. The bus fare is usually CNY1. Bus 1 is the south bound bus which heads from the centre of town to the train station. Bus 4 can take you from the train station to thethe fort.

5.Most attractions in the city are available by taxi. The base fare of the taxi is CNY6 and CNY1.2 is charged per additional kilometer. The taxi fare can be bargain down if your travel journey is far.

Weather

Transport - Jiayuguan to Dunhuang and onwards to Turpan

Hi,
My wife and me are travelling up by train to Jiayuguan and thereafter wishes to continue to Dunhuang > Turpan > Urumqi. Timing is end Oct/early Nov24.
Understand there is no train for the sector Jiayuguan > Dunhuang ( stopover) >Turpan( stopover). Requesting advise on:
1). Bus/ Land transport from
1.1). Jiayuguan > Dunhuang
1.2). Dunhuang >Turpan.
2). recommendations on Hostel/ youth hostels will be most welcomed
Thanks a zillion

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