Atlas of China
Tianjin to Linfen 天津 – 临汾
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 5 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 ¥283 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 trainTianjin West 天津西 → Linfen West 临汾西 | 4 h 31 minG2619, fastest | 5 hours | ¥283standard class | 206:45–22:57 |
| FlightTianjin Binhai (TSN) → Linfen Yaodu (LFQ) | —in the air | about ¥400varies by day | listedmay not fly daily |
By train
2 direct high-speed trains a day run from Tianjin West to Linfen West, between 06:45 and 22:57. The fastest, G2619, takes 4 h 31 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥283. Coming back, 2 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 16 min (G2620, 15:16 to 15:31).
Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes.
By air
A nonstop route is listed between Tianjin Binhai (TSN) and Linfen Yaodu (LFQ), but it may not fly every day: check your date.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Tianjin and on to Linfen, so the trip can be broken there.
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 260 km from Tianjin · 1 h 24 min there, 2 h 49 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Linfen.
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Guangsheng Temple 广胜寺
A 13-storey glazed-tile pagoda above Yuan halls and murals, among them a theatre scene
Around Tianjin: Five Great Avenues.
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.