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Linfen to Yuncheng 临汾 – 运城
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1 hour against about 2 hours by road, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥41. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainLinfen West 临汾西 → Yuncheng North 运城北 | 37 minG3139, fastest | 1 hour | ¥41standard class | 2906:29–22:19 |
| By road138 km | 2 h 10 min | 2 hours |
By train
29 direct high-speed trains a day run from Linfen West to Yuncheng North, between 06:29 and 22:19. The fastest, G3139, takes 37 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥41. Coming back, 39 trains a day, the fastest 36 min (D1036, 06:22 to 23:59).
By road
138 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 Yuncheng.
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Yuncheng Salt Lake 运城盐湖
Brine ponds that turn red, pink and green in summer, below the Zhongtiao Mountains
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Xiezhou Guandi Temple 解州关帝庙
Gateways, halls and towers honouring the deified general Guan Yu in his home district
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Yongle Palace 永乐宫
Yuan-dynasty Taoist murals in a temple moved piece by piece to make way for a reservoir
Around Linfen: Guangsheng Temple.
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.