Haixi Prefecture Transportation
1. Golmud Airport is 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of the downtown of Golmud City, operating flights to Xining, Xian, Jinan, and Qingdao. Train is the most convenient vehicle from Golmud to Xining. The whole journey will cost visitors more than 10 hours, and 20 hours are needed if going by bus. With the practise of Qinghai-Tibet railway, nowadays, it has quite a few trains passing Golmud city to Lhasa.Golmud has become one of the most important stops on Qing-zang railway.2. The internal transport of the Golmud mainly relies on taxis. Generally, CNY 10 is charged if running inside the city area.