Turpan Travel Guide

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  • Turpan
    • Turpan is a city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwest of China. The city is 150km from capital Urumqi. The population is 500.000 people. About 70% of the people is Uyghur, 22% is Han Chinese.

  • airport
    • Turpan has no airport. Nearest airport is in Urumqi International Airport (230km). An expressway connects Turpan with Urumqi Airpor. Travel time is 2 only hours.

  • train
    • Turpan Railway Station is located in Daheyan County, 50 km from the city center. The bus station is near the railway station. Bus fare to the center is 5 Yuan. Buses are running from 7.00 till 20.00 at night. A taxi is 80 Yuan.
    - Turpan - Urumqi: trains daily, journey takes 1h.56min - 2h.52min (145km)
    - Turpan - Kashgar: trains daily, journey takes 22h.47min - 29h.32min (1445km)
    - Turpan - Xian: trains daily: journey takes 26h.54min - 34h.53min (2425km)

  • bus
    • Daheyan Bus Station is the bus station at the railway station.
    Turpan Bus Station is located on Old City Road. From this station leave buses to Urumqi.

  • attractions
    • - Grape Valley - Ancient City of Gaochang
    - Ancient City of Jiaohe
    - Flaming Mountain
    - Turpan Museum

  • hotels
    • - Jiaotong Hotel: next to the long distance bus station
    - Oasis Hotel: in downtown Turpan
    - Petroleum Hotel (5star): close to Turpan’s main square

    Turpan hotel
    Grand Turpan Hotel
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