By Road: State Expressway No.310 and 312 both traverse the city, linking east with west China. The most frequently used route is the part from Tianshui to Lanzhou (daily 6:00am for RMB28, 6:00pm sleeper for RMB54), which takes about 10 hours because of the circuitous road. As an alternative, you may also take a bus in front of the railway station at Beidao.
It is possible from Qincheng to take a bus to Luoyang (6:00am sleeper for RMB107), Xi'an (6:00pm sleeper for RMB50), Xining (5:40am for RMB47), Linxia (6:30am  for RMB29), Yinchuan (5:40am for RMB45) and Guyuan (7:00am for RMB21).

City Transport: City transport between the two centers is in most cases fast. Minibuses shuttle from one end to the other for RMB1 within half an hour. Taxi drivers charge about RMB20 for the same distance. However, one disadvantage here is that public transport stops at around 10pm. If you arrive at the city late at night, the only viable mode of transport is by taxi. It is generally easy to take a bus from the long-distance bus station (Beidao bus station) in the city to Maijishan (taking no more than an hour and costing about RMB6).