How to travel to Pingyao Ancient City by High-Speed Train

Pingyao Ancient City is located around 9.5km northeast of Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station. Travelers can take taxi or bus No.108 to South Gate or North Gate from Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station.

Step 1: Book one high-speed train ticket from your city to Pingyao Ancient City, for example Xian to Pingyao, or Beijing to Pingyao online.

Step 2: Take your train to Pingyao Gucheng railway station, and then take taxi or bus to the south gate or north gate of Pingyao Ancient City,

Take taxi from Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station to the south gate of Pingyao Ancient City

Distance: 9.5km

Time: 18 minutes

Taxi fare: around RMB15 one way

Taxi pick up areas: on station square

Take taxi from Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station to the north gate of Pingyao Ancient City

Distance: 10.5km

Time: 20 minutes

Taxi fare: around RMB15 one way

Taxi pick up areas: on station square

If you take the taxi, you can show the following Chinese sentence to taxi driver:

您好, 请带我去平遥古城南门, 谢谢! (Hi, please drive me to the south gate of Pingyao Ancient City, thank you!)

or

您好, 请带我去平遥古城北门, 谢谢! (Hi, please drive the north gate of Pingyao Ancient City, thank you)

Take bus No.108 from Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station to the Dananmen station(大南门) where is closed to the south gate.

Distance: 9.6km

Time: 45 minutes

Ticket fare: RMB1 one way

Passing stops: 13

Bus stop: on station square

Step 3: Enter Pingyao Ancient City from the south gate or north gate, and enjoying your trip in 1- 2 days.

Step 4: Take taxi or bus back to Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station, and take the high-speed train to your next destination

If you take the taxi, you can show the following Chinese sentence to Taxi driver:

司机, 请带我去平遥古城站, 谢谢! (Please drive me Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station, thank you!)