Atlas of China
Taiyuan to Linfen 太原 – 临汾
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours against about 3½ 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 ¥73. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainTaiyuan South 太原南 → Linfen West 临汾西 | 1 h 9 minD2537, fastest | 1½ hours | ¥73standard class | 3606:25–23:01 |
| By road251 km | 3 h 30 min | 3½ hours |
By train
36 direct high-speed trains a day run from Taiyuan South to Linfen West, between 06:25 and 23:01. The fastest, D2537, takes 1 h 9 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥73. Coming back, 47 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 10 min (D1134, 07:02 to 22:18).
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
251 km by road, about 3 h 30 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Taiyuan and on to Linfen, so the trip can be broken there.
- Pingyao 平遥 80 km from Taiyuan · 31 min there, 44 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Linfen.
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Guangsheng Temple 广胜寺
A 13-storey glazed-tile pagoda above Yuan halls and murals, among them a theatre scene
Around Taiyuan: Jinci Temple, Qiao Family Compound, Shanxi Museum.
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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About Taiyuan · About Linfen · 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.