Train from Datong to Taiyuan

In this page, we offer train from Datong to Taiyuan Train information including Datong to Taiyuan train schedule and more details about that for your reference. 

The first character of train number has special meanings.
G–High-Speed Train
C–Intercity EMU Train
D–Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Train
Z–Direct Express Train
T–Express Train
K–Fast Train
Four-digit Number Train - Regular Speed Train
L–Temporary Train

Departure Station: Datong Railway Station
Arrival Station: Taiyuan Railway Station

Attentions: Train Schedule of Datong to Taiyuan is for your reference only. Please check the ticket information including the tickets fares at the railway station or by your TCT tour advisors separately.

Notes for Booking Train Tickets
1. Booking an original train is easier than booking a passing-by train. You can book a train ticket 10 days in advance at most.

2. Generally, the seats on the train in China have tow types including soft seat and hard seat. Also, there are two kinds of sleeper seats on China's trains which are hard sleeper seat and soft sleeper seat. Hard sleeper seats are divided into upper hard sleeper, middle hard sleeper and lower hard sleeper (lower hard sleeper is the best); while soft sleeper seats are divided into upper soft sleeper and lower soft sleeper (lower soft sleeper is better).

3. In China, taking a train is a comparative cheaper way to cut down the travel cost. While correspondingly, the comfortable level is lower than by air.
Luggage: you need to take the luggage by yourself and keep an eye of them on transporting time, no luggage-checking service on the train
Carriage: it may be crowded when in the domestic travel seasons as well as summer holidays.

Tips for travelling to Datong and Taiyuan
Best Time to Visit Datong:
The best time to visit Datong is from April to October, especially May, June, September, and October. Because in these months, the climate is comfortable. Otherwise, July and August are two hottest months. And other periods are cold and sandy.

Best Time to Visit Taiyuan:
Best time to visit Taiyuan is from late spring (May) to autumn (November), especially May, June, September and October. The temperature in Taiyuan begins to warm up from May. To the end of September, the temperature fell sharply again. For it is located in the hinterland, temperature difference between day and night is very big. the temperature between May and September is 10℃ to 30℃. the hottest time is in July and August,

Try to Avoid Domestic Travel Seasons
Try to plan your Datong tour by avoiding the peak holidays. Because of the popularity of Datong and Yungang Grottoes for Chinese tourists, those attractions become more crowded in these periods.

The most crowded seasons in China are Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labour Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07). Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling.

Related Information:
► More transportation information: Taiyuan Transportation
► More travel information: Taiyuan Attracgtions
►Recommended China Tour to Taiyuan: 6 Days Travel from Datong to Pingyao and Taiyuan (Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Monastery, Nine Dragon Wall, Hanging Temple, Pingyao ancient town, Qiao Courtyard, Jin Ancestral Temple)