Atlas of China
Tianjin to Pingyao 天津 – 平遥
Door to door, the high-speed train to Shijiazhuang, then a high-speed train comes out ahead: about 5 hours against about 10½ hours by train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥246 against ¥102.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
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| TrainTianjin 天津 → Pingyao 平遥 | 10 h 22 minK865, fastest | 10½ hours | ¥102standard class | 122:57 |
By train
One direct train a day runs from Tianjin to Pingyao, at 22:57. The fastest, K865, takes 10 h 22 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥102. It runs overnight, so a sleeper berth saves a hotel night. Coming back, 2 trains a day, the fastest 4 h 14 min (G2620, 16:18 to 18:19).
Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes. Pingyao: No airport: Taiyuan South is under an hour away by high-speed train.
By air
No nonstop flights.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Tianjin and on to Pingyao, so the trip can be broken there.
- Baoding 保定 150 km from Tianjin · 1 h there, 2 h 56 min on
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 260 km from Tianjin · 1 h 24 min there, 1 h 59 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Pingyao in Jinzhong.
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Pingyao Ancient City 平遥古城
An intact Ming walled town of courtyard inns, where China's first draft banks were born
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Qiao Family Compound 乔家大院
Walled courtyards of a Qing merchant-banking family, the set for Raise the Red Lantern
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Mount Mian 绵山
Cliff temples, plank walkways and gorges on the mountain of the Cold Food legend
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Wang Family Compound 王家大院
Fortified courtyard 'castles' of a Qing merchant and official clan on a loess hillside
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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About Tianjin · Jinzhong, with Pingyao · Where Tianjin 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.