Atlas of China
Beijing to Chengde 北京 – 承德
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1 hour, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥106. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainBeijing Chaoyang 北京朝阳 → Chengde South 承德南 | 49 minG107, fastest | 1 hour | ¥106standard class | 5206:08–23:40 |
| By road215 km | 3 h | 3 hours |
By train
52 direct high-speed trains a day run from Beijing Chaoyang to Chengde South, between 06:08 and 23:40. The fastest, G107, takes 49 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥106. Coming back, 51 trains a day, the fastest 49 min (G164, 07:28 to 22:10).
Beijing: Several main stations: South (Shanghai), West (Xi'an, Wuhan), Chaoyang (north-east) and North or Qinghe (Datong, Hohhot); flights use Capital (PEK) or Daxing (PKX). Chengde: High-speed trains from Beijing Chaoyang take about an hour; Puning Airport has only about one flight a day.
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
215 km by road, about 3 h of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
At the other end
Featured places around Chengde.
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Chengde Mountain Resort 承德避暑山庄
The Qing emperors' summer capital, ringed by temples, some modelled on Tibet's
Around Beijing: Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Fragrant Hills Park, Universal Beijing Resort.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.