Atlas of China
Zhengzhou to Pingyao 郑州 – 平遥
Door to door, the high-speed train to Taiyuan, then a high-speed train comes out ahead: about 4 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥203.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train, one changeat Taiyuan | 3 h 45 minD3348 + D2513 | 4 hours | about ¥203 |
By train
No direct train runs. The quickest rail route changes at Taiyuan: D3348 from Zhengzhou to Taiyuan South (2 h 36 min), then D2513 on to Pingyao Gucheng (38 min), 3 h 45 min in all with the wait, about ¥203 in standard class.
Pingyao: No airport: Taiyuan South is under an hour away by high-speed train.
By air
No nonstop flights.
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 Zhengzhou: Henan Museum.
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 Zhengzhou · Jinzhong, with Pingyao · Where Zhengzhou 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.