Situated 13 kilometers (about 8.1 miles) east of Dunhuang City is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), a small airport that offers only domestic service. Tourists can fly to Dunhuang from Lanzhou, Xian, Beijing, Jiayuguan, Urumqi, etc. In order to offer the smooth tour for tourists, there opened the tourist charter-flights of Dunhuang-Beijing, Dunhuang-Guangzhou, Dunhuang-Nanjing, Dunhuang-Urumqi, Dunhuang and Yinchuan. In peak seasons, the airport offers many more charter-flights than in off-season. When you arrive at the airport, it is convenient to take a taxi to access downtown Dunhuang. If you ask some other people to share a taxi with you, it will cost you less than if you take it by yourself.
Important notice: taxis outside the airport will cost less than those inside.

Dunhuang Airport Consultation: 0937-8822389
Dunhaung Airport CAAC Ticket Booking Office: 0937-8822389
Address: No. 12 Yangguan Dong Lu (East Yangguan Rd.)
Grand Sun Hotel Ticket Booking Office: 0937-8825699
Address: No. 5 in Shazhou Bei Lu (North Shazhou Rd.)

 By Train

There is no railway station in Dunhuang and the nearest station is Liuyuan Railway Station which is about 128 kilometers (79.5 miles) north of downtown area. Tourists can directly to Liuyuan Railway Station from Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Chongqing, Lianyungang, Zhengzhou, Hankou, etc. For the long distance journey between railway station and downtown Dunhuang, tourists should take the bus (15 yuan -20 yuan) leaving from Dunhuang Long-Distance Bus Station or taxi (80 yuan to 120 yuan for Santana) to get to downtown Dunhuang, which will take at least two hours. If you hire the taxi with other tourists, the cost can be shared. Liuyuan Railway Station set a station without a railway on Shazhou Nan Lu (South Shazhou Rd.) to offer a ticket booking service.
Liuyuan Railway Station Booking Office: 0937-8823095

 By Bus

Dunhuang Long-Distance Bus Station is located at No. 24 Mingshan Road, Shazhou Town, opposite Feitian Hotel. There are bus routes to Xining, Xian, Hami, Turpan, Urumqi and Golmud, etc. If you want to visit Tibet from Dunhuang City, you can first take the bus to Golmud, and then transfer to the bus for Lhasa.

Dunhuang Bus Station and Dunhuang Passenger Transport Center, located at No. 25 Mingshan Road, offers local services between Dunhuang and other cities or regions inside Gansu Province, which including Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Wuwei, etc.