Atlas of China
Hangzhou to Zhengzhou 杭州 – 郑州
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 4½ hours by flight, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥491 against about ¥490. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHangzhou East 杭州东 → Zhengzhou East 郑州东 | 4 h 26 minG3118, fastest | 4½ hours | ¥491standard class | 3706:26–21:25 |
| FlightHangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) → Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO) | 2 hin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥490varies by day | 706:50–21:35 |
By train
37 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hangzhou East to Zhengzhou East, between 06:26 and 21:25. The fastest, G3118, takes 4 h 26 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥491. Coming back, 36 trains a day, the fastest 4 h 29 min (G1967, 05:16 to 23:08).
By air
7 nonstop flights a day from Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO), 2 h in the air, 06:50 to 21:35, with Loong Air, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. 5 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥490.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Hangzhou and on to Zhengzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
- Kaifeng 开封 740 km from Hangzhou · 5 h 10 min there, 19 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Zhengzhou.
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Henan Museum 河南博物院
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Around Hangzhou: West Lake, Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng.
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.