The city airport, Xiguan is approximately 40 km northwest of Xi’an. Northwest Airways, China United Airways and Dragon Air all operate out of the airport. There are daily flights to and from Xi’an to Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Guilin and Qingdao. There are a few flights a week to Lhasa and flights are now running to Hong Kong, Macau and Japan.

China Northwest Airways run a minibus service between the airport and their Xi’an booking center downtown on Laudong Lu. The bus runs every 50 minutes and costs RMB20. A taxi to the airport will cost approximately RMB150.