Where to go from Xiamen by train 厦门
From Xiamen, direct trains and single changes in the timetable reach 36 of the atlas's 185 hubs within 6 hours and 49 within 9, as far as Zhengzhou; 33 more have nonstop flights but no practical train. The map colours each city by its time on the train.
- under 2 hours
- 2 to 4 hours
- 4 to 6 hours
- 6 to 9 hours
- over 9 hours
- nonstop flight, no train
Under 2 hours by train 5
2 to 4 hours by train 16
- Ningde 宁德 2 h 10 min · 23 direct trains a day
- Sanming 三明 2 h 16 min · 27 direct trains a day
- Shenzhen 深圳 2 h 40 min · 57 direct trains a day
- Wuyishan 武夷山 2 h 41 min · 17 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 10 min
- Shangrao 上饶 2 h 42 min · 31 direct trains a day
- Ganzhou 赣州 2 h 51 min · 11 direct trains a day
- Guangzhou 广州 3 h 24 min · 21 direct trains a day · 6 nonstop flights, 1 h 40 min
- Wuyuan 婺源 3 h 26 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Wenzhou 温州 3 h 28 min · 32 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 10 min
- Jinhua 金华 3 h 28 min · 8 direct trains a day
- Ji'an 吉安 3 h 33 min · 8 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Hong Kong 香港 3 h 33 min · 4 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Huangshan City 黄山市 3 h 36 min · 15 direct trains a day
- Jingdezhen 景德镇 3 h 57 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Quzhou 衢州 4 h · 2 direct trains a day
- Nanchang 南昌 4 h · 37 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 20 min
4 to 6 hours by train 15
- Hangzhou 杭州 4 h 13 min · 36 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 1 h 40 min
- Taizhou 台州 4 h 24 min · 15 direct trains a day
- Lishui 丽水 4 h 33 min · change at Fuzhou
- Shaoguan 韶关 5 h · change at Shenzhen
- Shanghai 上海 5 h 5 min · 20 direct trains a day · 24 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Chenzhou 郴州 5 h 8 min · change at Shenzhen
- Jiujiang 九江 5 h 12 min · 13 direct trains a day
- Ningbo 宁波 5 h 14 min · 19 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Chizhou 池州 5 h 22 min · change at Huangshan City · a nonstop route listed
- Meizhou 梅州 5 h 29 min · one direct train a day
- Yichun 宜春 5 h 33 min · 9 direct trains a day
- Hefei 合肥 5 h 39 min · 9 direct trains a day · 4 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Anqing 安庆 5 h 41 min · change at Huangshan City
- Huzhou 湖州 5 h 46 min · 7 direct trains a day
- Nanjing 南京 5 h 49 min · 13 direct trains a day · 11 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
6 to 9 hours by train 13
- Jiaxing 嘉兴 6 h 5 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Changsha 长沙 6 h 16 min · 9 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 1 h 40 min
- Guilin 桂林 6 h 28 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Wuhan 武汉 6 h 42 min · 9 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Zhanjiang 湛江 6 h 58 min · change at Guangzhou
- Xinyang 信阳 7 h 29 min · 3 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Yueyang 岳阳 7 h 30 min · change at Changsha · a nonstop route listed
- Hengyang 衡阳 7 h 33 min · one direct train a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 55 min
- Liuzhou 柳州 7 h 45 min · 2 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 2 h 25 min
- Suzhou 苏州 8 h 4 min · 3 direct trains a day · 3 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Shaoyang 邵阳 8 h 12 min · change at Shenzhen
- Fenghuang 凤凰 8 h 47 min · change at Shangrao · one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Zhengzhou 郑州 8 h 58 min · 4 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
Over 9 hours by train 15
- Beihai 北海 9 h 7 min · change at Shenzhen
- Changzhou 常州 9 h 9 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Zhangjiajie 张家界 9 h 45 min · change at Shangrao
- Guiyang 贵阳 9 h 56 min · 6 direct trains a day · 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Yichang 宜昌 9 h 57 min · one direct train a day · a nonstop route listed
- Tianjin 天津 10 h · 6 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Beijing 北京 10 h 39 min · 6 direct trains a day · 23 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Yangzhou 扬州 11 h 12 min · one direct train a day · a nonstop route listed
- Qingdao 青岛 11 h 40 min · one direct train a day · 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Chongqing 重庆 12 h 29 min · 2 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Kunming 昆明 13 h 3 min · 3 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 55 min
- Chengdu 成都 13 h 57 min · 2 direct trains a day · 14 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Xi'an 西安 21 h 14 min · 2 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 3 h 5 min
- Shenyang 沈阳 27 h 2 min · 2 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 3 h 45 min
- Harbin 哈尔滨 47 h 49 min · one direct train a day · 3 nonstop flights, 4 h
By air only 33
Nonstop flights from Xiamen, with no direct train and no single change in the timetable.
- Macau 澳门 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Zhoushan 舟山 a nonstop route listed
- Haikou 海口 5 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Yancheng 盐城 a nonstop route listed
- Nanning 南宁 4 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Huai'an 淮安 a nonstop route listed
- Xiangyang 襄阳 a nonstop route listed
- Xuzhou 徐州 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Sanya 三亚 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Lianyungang 连云港 one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Shiyan 十堰 one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Zunyi 遵义 a nonstop route listed
- Luzhou 泸州 one nonstop flight, 3 h
- Jinan 济南 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 20 min
- Yuncheng 运城 one nonstop flight, 2 h 45 min
- Nanchong 南充 one nonstop flight, 3 h
- Handan 邯郸 a nonstop route listed
- Ziyang 资阳 7 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Yantai 烟台 a nonstop route listed
- Weihai 威海 a nonstop route listed
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 4 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Taiyuan 太原 3 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Dalian 大连 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 55 min
- Yulin 榆林 a nonstop route listed
- Jinghong 景洪 one nonstop flight, 4 h
- Lijiang 丽江 one nonstop flight, 3 h 50 min
- Lanzhou 兰州 one nonstop flight, 3 h 45 min
- Hohhot 呼和浩特 a nonstop route listed
- Baotou 包头 a nonstop route listed
- Xining 西宁 a nonstop route listed
- Changchun 长春 3 nonstop flights, 3 h 50 min
- Jiayuguan 嘉峪关 a nonstop route listed
- Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 one nonstop flight, 6 h
On the map
Times are the fastest direct train, or the quickest single change with its wait, on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, from the main station at each end; the atlas's 186 hubs only, and pairs the timetable was not asked about (most over 1,000 km apart) are not shown. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28. Cities with a route page link to it; the others open on the map.