Atlas of China
Songpan to Hanzhong 松潘 – 汉中
Door to door, the high-speed train to Chengdu, then a high-speed train comes out ahead: about 5 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥333.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train, one changeat Chengdu | 4 h 36 minC6364 + D1950 | 5 hours | about ¥333 |
By train
No direct train runs. The quickest rail route changes at Chengdu: C6364 from Huanglong Jiuzhai to Chengdu East (1 h 42 min), then D1950 on to Hanzhong (2 h 18 min), 4 h 36 min in all with the wait, about ¥333 in standard class.
Songpan: C and D trains from Chengdu East take about 1.5 hours; Huanglong Jiuzhai station, one stop north, is nearer Huanglong, Jiuzhaigou and Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport.
By air
No nonstop flights.
At the other end
Featured places around Hanzhong.
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Hanzhong Rapeseed Fields 汉中油菜花
Spring rapeseed turning the Han River basin gold beneath the Qinling foothills
Around Songpan in Aba: Huanglong Scenic Area, Songpan Ancient Town.
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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Aba, with Songpan · About Hanzhong · All routes
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.