Atlas of China
Harbin to Tianjin 哈尔滨 – 天津
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 6½ hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥660 against ¥524.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHarbin West 哈尔滨西 → Tianjin West 天津西 | 6 h 18 minG1238, fastest | 6½ hours | ¥524standard class | 3206:10–22:34 |
| FlightHarbin Taiping (HRB) → Tianjin Binhai (TSN) | 2 h 10 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥660varies by day | 407:55–21:15 |
By train
32 direct high-speed trains a day run from Harbin West to Tianjin West, between 06:10 and 22:34. The fastest, G1238, takes 6 h 18 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥524. Coming back, 33 trains a day, the fastest 6 h 8 min (G2655, 05:19 to 23:59).
Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes.
By air
4 nonstop flights a day from Harbin Taiping (HRB) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN), 2 h 10 min in the air, 07:55 to 21:15, with Shandong Airlines, Air China and Hainan Airlines. 4 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥660.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Harbin and on to Tianjin, so the trip can be broken there.
- Tangshan 唐山 970 km from Harbin · 5 h 38 min there, 24 min on
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 Harbin: Harbin Ice & Snow World, Central Street & St Sophia Cathedral.
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.