Hánchéng Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Hánchéng is really only accessible from Xī’ān, although there is one train that comes down from Běijīng via Tàiyuán.

Half-hourly buses leave Xī’ān’s long-distance bus station for Hánchéng (Y47, four hours) from 7am to 4pm daily. Buses back to Xī’ān (Y50) run until 6pm – though these may drop you off at the east bus station. If you’re in an exploratory mood, you can also cross over the Yellow River into Shānxī from here.

The best train to Hánchéng (Y24, 4½ hours) leaves Xī’ān at 7.15am. Going back to Xī’ān, you can either catch the 6.28am (6½ hours) or the 1.56pm (4½ hours) train.

Also of note is the 2.53pm local train, which passes through Píngyáo (Y99, arrives 9pm) and Tàiyuán (Y115, arrives 10.47pm) before terminating at Beijing West (Y216, arrives 8.30am). The return train departs from Beijing West at 7.43pm, arriving in Hánchéng at 1pm the next day.