Atlas of China
Zhengzhou to Taiyuan 郑州 – 太原
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 2½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥228. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainZhengzhou 郑州 → Taiyuan 太原 | 2 h 25 minG468, fastest | 2½ hours | ¥228standard class | 2506:02–20:54 |
By train
25 direct high-speed trains a day run from Zhengzhou to Taiyuan, between 06:02 and 20:54. The fastest, G468, takes 2 h 25 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥228. Coming back, 25 trains a day, the fastest 2 h 14 min (G467, 07:04 to 18:44).
By air
No nonstop flights.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Zhengzhou and on to Taiyuan, so the trip can be broken there.
- Changzhi 长治 170 km from Zhengzhou · 1 h 22 min there, 1 h 3 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Taiyuan.
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Jinci Temple 晋祠
Song-dynasty halls, painted clay maidservants and a cross-shaped bridge at the Jin springs
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Qiao Family Compound 乔家大院
Walled courtyards of a Qing merchant-banking family, the set for Raise the Red Lantern
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Shanxi Museum 山西博物院
Bronzes of the ancient state of Jin, Buddhist statues and tomb treasures on the Fen River
Around Zhengzhou: Henan 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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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.