Atlas of China
Beijing to Tianjin 北京 – 天津
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about ½ hour, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥45. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainYizhuang 亦庄 → Tianjin 天津 | 25 minC2001, fastest | ½ hour | ¥45standard class | 18506:00–23:59 |
| By road131 km | 2 h 10 min | 2 hours |
By train
185 direct high-speed trains a day run from Yizhuang to Tianjin, between 06:00 and 23:59. The fastest, C2001, takes 25 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥45. Coming back, 196 trains a day, the fastest 24 min (C2558, 05:33 to 22:42).
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). Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes.
By road
131 km by road, about 2 h 10 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
At the other end
Featured places around Tianjin.
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Five Great Avenues 五大道
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
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.