Tàiyuán Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Tàiyuán’s long-distance bus station (chángtú qìchēzhàn) is a five-minute walk west of the train station. Departures include Dàtóng (Y56 to Y86, three hours), Běijīng (Y121, 6½ hours), Zhèngzhōu (Y97 to Y143, 6½ hours), Luòyáng (Y89 to Y94, eight hours) and Xī’ān (sleeper Y139, departures 7pm, 8pm and 10pm).

The Jiannan Bus Station (; Jiànnán Zhàn), 3km south of the train station, serves Píngyáo (Y20, 1½ hours) from 7.30am to 7.30pm; take bus 611 from the train station. Buses to Wǔtái Shān leave from the east bus station (; dōng kèzhàn) and in front of the train station. Take bus 61 from the train station to get to the east bus station.

Train

It’s fairly easy getting sleeper tickets for trains originating from Tàiyuán, but difficult for other trains. For advance purchases go to the train booking office (huǒchē shòupiàochù; Yingze Dajie; 8am-7pm) or the lobby of the Chángtài Fàndiàn. Services leaving from Tàiyuán include trains to Chéngdū (Y296, 28 hours, departure 3.30pm), Dàtóng (Y60, 5½ hours), Luòyáng (Y183, 13 hours, 7.33pm), Zhèngzhōu (Y91, 10 hours, 8.12am) and Shànghǎi (Y310, 22 hours, 6.12pm).

The best trains to Xī’ān (Y99, 10 to 12 hours) leave at 3.30pm and 5.53pm; sleeper berths sell out quickly. The best departures to Běijīng (Y150, eight to 10 hours) leave at noon and 9.30pm.

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Air

The China Eastern Airlines booking office (Dōngfāng Hángkōng Gōngsì; 417 8605; 158 Yingze Dajie; 8am-8pm) is the main purveyor of tickets in town and is where you hop aboard the airport bus. Useful flights include Běijīng (Y660), Guǎngzhōu (Y1520), Shànghǎi (Y1290) and Xī’ān (Y730).

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