Atlas of China
Xi'an to Tianjin 西安 – 天津
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 6 hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥580 against ¥557.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainXi'an North 西安北 → Tianjin West 天津西 | 5 h 46 minG1702, fastest | 6 hours | ¥557standard class | 1108:25–22:39 |
| FlightXi'an Xianyang (XIY) → Tianjin Binhai (TSN) | 1 h 50 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥580varies by day | 810:55–23:15 |
By train
11 direct high-speed trains a day run from Xi'an North to Tianjin West, between 08:25 and 22:39. The fastest, G1702, takes 5 h 46 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥557. Coming back, 10 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 43 min (G1293, 09:08 to 19:29).
Xi'an: Trains to Shiyan and on to Wuhan via the new line use Xi'an East, opened in June 2026. Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes.
By air
8 nonstop flights a day from Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN), 1 h 50 min in the air, 10:55 to 23:15, with Air China, Tianjin Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. 8 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥580.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Xi'an and on to Tianjin, so the trip can be broken there.
- Linfen 临汾 300 km from Xi'an · 1 h 32 min there, 5 h 16 min on
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 650 km from Xi'an · 3 h 7 min there, 1 h 22 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Tianjin.
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Five Great Avenues 五大道
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Around Xi'an: Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Palace, Xi'an City Wall, Han Yangling Mausoleum.
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.