Region · China
Where to stay in Gansu
This guide covers 54 destinations in Gansu, a first-level administrative division of China, with 21 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Lanzhou, Tianshui and Dingxi. Across its destinations, May and June are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tianshui Maijishan Airport (THQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 54
- Places to stay
- 21
- Comfortable in the most places
- May and June
- Main airport
- THQTianshui Maijishan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zones
- Asia/Urumqi, Asia/Shanghai
Destinations
Destinations in Gansu
Every destination in this guide in Gansu, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanzhou | 4,359,446 | 13 | LHW · 54 km |
| Jiuquan | 1,055,706 | 2 | JGN · 20 km |
| Pingliang | 1,848,607 | 1 | GYU · 73 km |
| Jiayuguan City | 312,663 | 1 | JGN · 7 km |
| Chengguan | 85,826 | 1 | LNL · 91 km |
| Wenfeng Town | 76,844 | 1 | THQ · 115 km |
| Mapaoquan Town | 59,730 | 1 | THQ · 4 km |
| Dongzhi Town | 54,429 | 1 | IQN · 16 km |
| Tianshui | 2,984,659 | THQ · 12 km | |
| Dingxi | 2,524,097 | LHW · 138 km | |
| Longnan | 2,407,272 | LNL · 50 km | |
| Qingyang | 2,179,716 | IQN · 9 km | |
| Baiyin | 1,512,110 | LHW · 50 km | |
| Wuwei | 1,464,955 | JIC · 73 km | |
| Zhangye | 1,131,016 | YZY · 24 km | |
| Jinchang | 438,026 | JIC · 14 km | |
| Gongchang | 114,919 | THQ · 122 km | |
| Taoyang | 109,300 | GXH · 129 km | |
| Daxiangshan Town | 103,589 | THQ · 52 km | |
| Xinxing Town, Gangu | 97,483 | THQ · 54 km | |
| Xīngguó Zhèn | 95,211 | THQ · 38 km | |
| Luomen Town | 89,998 | THQ · 80 km | |
| Wulan | 86,990 | LHW · 95 km | |
| Pan'an | 70,072 | THQ · 72 km | |
| Qingquan Town | 69,902 | YZY · 36 km | |
| Chengguan | 69,427 | LNL · 6 km | |
| Qingcheng Town | 69,025 | IQN · 34 km | |
| Huishi | 68,958 | GYU · 113 km | |
| Yitiaoshan-zhen | 68,952 | LHW · 84 km | |
| Donghua | 68,765 | THQ · 102 km | |
| Chengguan Town | 68,643 | THQ · 91 km | |
| Chengguan | 67,563 | LHW · 87 km | |
| Huancheng Town | 65,251 | IQN · 90 km | |
| Huangyang Town | 63,707 | JIC · 106 km | |
| Heping Town | 63,323 | LHW · 65 km | |
| Zhangjiachuan Town | 62,497 | THQ · 58 km | |
| Chengguan Town, Yongdeng | 62,093 | LHW · 40 km | |
| Shuiluo Town | 59,817 | THQ · 73 km | |
| Hongshui Town | 59,659 | YZY · 43 km | |
| Chengguan | 58,300 | LNL · 72 km | |
| Huaniu Town | 57,360 | THQ · 4 km | |
| Yongqing | 55,595 | THQ · 33 km | |
| Chengguan Town | 55,437 | JIC · 46 km | |
| Haishiwan Town | 54,936 | LHW · 71 km | |
| Pingxiang Town | 54,694 | THQ · 91 km | |
| Minyang | 54,229 | GXH · 136 km | |
| Chengguan Town | 54,084 | IQN · 57 km | |
| Gaoba Town | 53,672 | JIC · 78 km | |
| Huazangsi | 51,603 | LHW · 68 km | |
| Jinta Town | 51,587 | JGN · 50 km | |
| Wunan Town | 51,025 | JIC · 87 km | |
| Neiguanying Town | 50,989 | LHW · 132 km | |
| Chengguan Town, Jingning | 50,528 | GYU · 76 km | |
| Qingyuan Town | 50,371 | GXH · 149 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Gansu
21 hotels in Gansu recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Atour Hotel Lanzhou Xigu | Lanzhou | |
| Civil Aviation Yunmeilv International Hotel | Lanzhou | |
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Lanzhou | Lanzhou | |
| Grand Soluxe Hotel Gansu(Zhangye Road Pedestrian Street Store, Gansu) | Lanzhou | |
| Great Wall Jianguo Hotel | Lanzhou | |
| Guangcheng Hotel | Pingliang | |
| Hampton by Hilton Lanzhou Mogao Avenue | Lanzhou | |
| Hampton by Hilton Lanzhou Qilihe Bridge | Lanzhou | |
| Hampton by Hilton Qingyang Caihongqiao | Dongzhi Town | |
| Holiday Inn & Suites Lanzhou Center | Lanzhou | |
| Hyatt Regency Lanzhou | Lanzhou | |
| JI Hotel Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou | Lanzhou | |
| Jindu Hotel | Chengguan | |
| Jiuquan Hotel | Jiuquan | |
| Landison Veegle Hotel | Wenfeng Town | |
| Mercure Lanzhou Zhengning Road | Lanzhou | |
| Nuojin Hotel | Jiayuguan City | |
| Orient International Hotel | Jiuquan | |
| Tianshui Dizhi Hotel | Mapaoquan Town | |
| Wanda Vista Lanzhou | Lanzhou | |
| Wyndham LanZhou HaiYue | Lanzhou |
When to go
Best time to visit Gansu
From the climate of 54 destinations in Gansu with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May and June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 54 | -1 °C | 4 mm |
| February | 0 of 54 | 4 °C | 6 mm |
| March | 0 of 54 | 10 °C | 12 mm |
| April | 8 of 54 | 16 °C | 26 mm |
| May | 44 of 54 | 20 °C | 48 mm |
| June | 49 of 54 | 24 °C | 61 mm |
| July | 16 of 54 | 25 °C | 92 mm |
| August | 20 of 54 | 24 °C | 84 mm |
| September | 24 of 54 | 19 °C | 69 mm |
| October | 0 of 54 | 13 °C | 36 mm |
| November | 0 of 54 | 7 °C | 8 mm |
| December | 0 of 54 | 1 °C | 2 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Gansu
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Gansu name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
THQ · Tianshui Maijishan Airport
LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
JIC · Jinchang Jinchuan Airport
IQN · Qingyang Xifeng Airport
LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport
GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport
YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport
JGN · Jiayuguan International Airport
GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport
XNN · Xining Caojiabao International Airport
ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
GYS · Guangyuan Panlong Airport
JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Gansu, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in China
Nearby
Regions near Gansu
Other regions of China with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.