Huá Shān Getting there & around

Getting there & away

From Xī’ān to Huá Shān, it’s easiest to catch one of the private buses (Y25, two hours) that depart from in front of Xī’ān train station throughout the day. You’ll be dropped off on the main street (Yuquan Jie), which is also where buses back to Xī’ān leave, from 7am to about 5.30pm. Coming from the east, try to talk your driver into dropping you at the Huá Shān highway exit if you can’t find a direct bus. Don’t pay more than Y10 for a taxi into Huá Shān village. There are few buses (if any) going east from Huá Shān. Pretty much everyone catches a taxi to the highway and then flags down buses headed for Yùnchéng, Tàiyuán or Luòyáng. If you can’t read Chinese, try to find someone to help you out.

Alternatively, you can try the train. The nearest station is at Mèngyuán, on the Xī’ān–Luòyáng line, about 15km east of Huá Shān. This station is also referred to as Huá Shān, and is served by nearly a dozen trains a day in either direction. Maps of Huá Shān have comprehensive timetables (in Chinese), which will give you a good idea of when the next departure is. Trains to and from Xī’ān take two to three hours (hard seat Y31). Infrequent minibuses run between Huá Shān train station and the village (Y3, 30 minutes); a taxi will cost a minimum Y15.