Atlas of China
Beijing to Dalian 北京 – 大连
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 4 hours against about 4 hours by flight, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥472 against about ¥400. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainBeijing Chaoyang 北京朝阳 → Dalian North 大连北 | 3 h 36 minG163, fastest | 4 hours | ¥472standard class | 1008:10–20:10 |
| FlightBeijing Capital (PEK) → Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC) | 1 h 15 minin the air | 4 hours | about ¥400varies by day | 1407:15–22:15 |
By train
10 direct high-speed trains a day run from Beijing Chaoyang to Dalian North, between 08:10 and 20:10. The fastest, G163, takes 3 h 36 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥472. Coming back, 10 trains a day, the fastest 3 h 38 min (G157, 06:20 to 20:35).
Beijing: Several main stations: South (Shanghai), West (Xi'an, Wuhan), Chaoyang (north-east) and North or Qinghe (Datong, Hohhot); flights use Capital (PEK) or Daxing (PKX).
By air
14 nonstop flights a day from Beijing Capital (PEK) to Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC), 1 h 15 min in the air, 07:15 to 22:15, with Air China, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. 14 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥400.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Beijing and on to Dalian, so the trip can be broken there.
- Tangshan 唐山 150 km from Beijing · 55 min there, 4 h 3 min on
At the other end
Around Beijing: Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Fragrant Hills Park, Universal Beijing Resort.
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.