Atlas of China
Linfen to Luoyang 临汾 – 洛阳
Door to door, the road comes out ahead: about 3½ hours against about 8½ hours by train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥100 against ¥72.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrainLinfen 临汾 → Luoyang 洛阳 | 8 h 8 minK237, fastest | 8½ hours | ¥72standard class | 212:26 |
| By road256 km | 3 h 30 min | 3½ hours |
By train
2 direct trains a day run from Linfen to Luoyang, at 12:26. The fastest, K237, takes 8 h 8 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥72. Coming back, 2 trains a day, the fastest 8 h 53 min (K239, 06:47 to 17:07).
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
256 km by road, about 3 h 30 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
At the other end
Featured places around Luoyang.
-
Shaolin Temple 少林寺
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song
-
Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant
-
White Horse Temple 白马寺
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it
Around Linfen: Guangsheng Temple.
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.
Book
About Linfen · About Luoyang · 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.