Atlas of China
Harbin to Mudanjiang 哈尔滨 – 牡丹江
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 2 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥105. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHarbin 哈尔滨 → Mudanjiang 牡丹江 | 1 h 30 minD7957, fastest | 2 hours | ¥105standard class | 4805:36–21:50 |
| By road378 km, estimated | 7 h 10 min | 7 hours |
By train
48 direct high-speed trains a day run from Harbin to Mudanjiang, between 05:36 and 21:50. The fastest, D7957, takes 1 h 30 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥105. Coming back, 49 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 31 min (D8530, 05:35 to 23:11).
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
Roughly 378 km by road and about 7 hours of driving, estimated from the distance.
At the other end
Around Harbin: Harbin Ice & Snow World, Central Street & St Sophia Cathedral.
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 Harbin · About Mudanjiang · Where Harbin reaches in a day · 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.