Xining
is connected by air to China's main urban centers, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi'an and Guangzhou. There are less frequent flights to Urumqi, Zhengzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing.Golmud is the only other city in Qinghai with an airport, but the only regularly scheduled flights run to Xining and Chengdu.
Xining is connected with daily trains to many cities across China including Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu and Lhasa.
Yushu plans to open an airport sometime in 2008 with regular flights to Xining and Lhasa.