Atlas of China
Xi'an to Hangzhou 西安 – 杭州
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 5 hours against about 7 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 ¥700 against ¥758.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainXi'an North 西安北 → Hangzhou West 杭州西 | 6 h 31 minG2238, fastest | 7 hours | ¥758standard class | 1806:45–22:15 |
| FlightXi'an Xianyang (XIY) → Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) | 2 h 15 minin the air | 5 hours | about ¥700varies by day | 1508:10–21:55 |
By train
18 direct high-speed trains a day run from Xi'an North to Hangzhou West, between 06:45 and 22:15. The fastest, G2238, takes 6 h 31 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥758. Coming back, 19 trains a day, the fastest 6 h 58 min (G1898, 06:26 to 21:47).
Xi'an: Trains to Shiyan and on to Wuhan via the new line use Xi'an East, opened in June 2026.
By air
15 nonstop flights a day from Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH), 2 h 15 min in the air, 08:10 to 21:55, with China Eastern Airlines, XiamenAir and Hainan Airlines. 17 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 5 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥700.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Xi'an and on to Hangzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
- Hefei 合肥 820 km from Xi'an · 4 h 32 min there, 1 h 52 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Hangzhou.
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West Lake 西湖
The lake that taught China what a perfect landscape should look like
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Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng 灵隐寺
A working Chan monastery beside a hillside of 1,000-year-old rock carvings
Around Xi'an: Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Palace, Xi'an City Wall, Han Yangling Mausoleum.
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.