Luoyang High Speed Trains | High Speed Trains from Luoyang

Railway Stations: Luoyang Longmen (洛阳龙门) - Xian North (西安北)

Distance: 387 km/240 miles

Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes ~ 1 hour 52 minutes

Tracing the starting point of ancient Silk Road in two great ancient capital cities - Xian and Luoyang by the highly modernized high speed trains is convenient, popular as well as interesting. Currently, there are more than 50 daily high speed trains (G trains) and 1 D train running from Luoyang to Xian from 07:49am to 21:59pm. This east-west train journey takes just 1.5 ~ 2 hours for high speed trains while 4.5 ~5.5 hours for normal trains. After visiting Buddhist art in Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple - the first Buddhist Temple in China, Shaolin Temple and other cultural and historical sites in Luoyang, you can move on westward to another ancient capital - Xian to feel the authentic Chinese old city. So, it is a great experience to take several days’ Xian-Luoyang-Xian round trip.

Helpful Links:

Xian Luoyang Train Route Maps | Luoyang to Xian Train Schedules & Tickets | Xian to Luoyang Train Schedules & Tickets

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After enjoying your Shaolin Temple Kung Fu tour and Mount Song hiking trip in Dengfeng, you can easily travel to neighboring Luoyang from Zhengzhou by high speed trains within one hour. Or you could travel in opposite route and then transfer from Zhengzhou (a crucial transportation hub in China) to other destinations in China.

In total, Zhengzhou delivers over 70 daily G trains and 2 D trains to Luoyang. All the high speed trains take less than 1 hour. If you want to pay a visit to Shaolin Temple of Dengfeng (located between Luoyang and Zhengzhou) from Luoyang and tend to leave for Zhengzhou after visiting, it will be more convenient to take a private car for your Luoyang-Shaolin Temple-Zhengzhou trip.

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Zhengzhou to Luoyang Train Schedule | Luoyang to Zhengzhou Train Schedule

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Railway Stations: Beijing West (北京西) - Luoyang Longmen (龙门)

Distance: 832 km/ 517 miles

Duration: 3 hours 26 minutes ~ 4 hours 17 minutes

The Beijing Luoyang tour is also a popular travel route for history fans, for the two cities are both held as ancient capitals in old times. The high speed train takes only about 4 hours. If you travel China from south to north, it’s a good choice to take high speed train from Luoyang to Beijing after visiting Xian.

Beijing runs about 10 G trains from Beijing West Railway Station to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station on a daily basis. If you travel from Beijing to Luoyang, you could pass by Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou, and extend your trip to Xian, Mount Huashan and Lanzhou in northwest China.

Helpful Links:

Beijing to Luoyang Train Schedules | Luoyang to Beijing Train Schedules

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Luoyang is a highlight of high speed train travel from Shanghai to Xian or Xian to Shanghai. After seeing the marvelous skyscrapers and west and east cultural blend in Shanghai, you could take a 5.5 hours’ high speed train to Luoyang to seek more Chinese culture and history. In the great ancient capital, you can view fantastic Buddhist sculptures, murals and carvings in Longmen Grottoes, learn Buddhist developing history in White Horse Temple, enjoy Kung Fu in Shaolin Temple. To get to Luoyang from Shanghai, there are over 10 daily high speed trains available.

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Shanghai to Luoyang Train Schedules & Tickets | Luoyang to Shanghai Train Schedules & Tickets | Shanghai Luoyang Lanzhou High Speed Train

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Luoyang Longmen Railway Station (address: Tongqu Road, Luolong District, Luoyang 洛阳市洛龙区通衢路) is the only high speed train station serving Luoyang. It is third biggest station on Zhengzhou Xian High Speed Railway after Zhengzhou East and Xian North Station. The station is located in the northwest of Longmen Grottoes, about 20 minutes’ driving distance; and lies in southwest of White Horse Temple, about 40 minutes’ driving. From Luoyang Longmen Railway Station, travelers can take high speed trains to Xian, Zhengzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lanzhou, etc. Read more about Luoyang Longmen Railway Station >>

Usually, it takes 2 ~ 3 days to have a Luoyang tour. The highlights of Luoyang include Longmen Grottoes which is known as the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art, 1900-year-old White Horse Temple (also China's first Buddhist temple), 2000-year-old burial site - Tianzi Jialiu Museum and beautiful Luoyang Museum with a lot of history to tell. Of course, you can't miss a Kung Fu exploration in Shaolin Temple (in Dengfeng city) if you visit Luoyang. It is only 55 km (about 1.5 hours' drive) away from Luoyang City.

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It's strongly recommended to extend your Luoyang tour to its attractive neighbors. After Shaolin Temple visit, you can spend 1 day exploring Zhengzhou or Kaifeng. If you are fond of nature, Mount Yuntai, Guoliang Village and Xiaolangdi Reservoir on Yellow River are recommended.

However, the best way to extend your Luoyang trip is starting a Xian Tour. Owning world-class treasures, Xian offers a lot to see and do. Taking a 1.5~2 hours high speed train, you can unveil an incredible experience of two old capital cities. It is quite popular to travel Beijing and Xian with Luoyang, because Luoyang is just located between them. Get inspired from our Xian Luoyang Tours now!

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Luoyang and nearby Shaolin Temple are very popular with our customers. Since 2012, we have helped thousands of customers visited the region successfully. With our fully-inclusive private tour packages, all of our customers enjoyed their trips to magnificent Longmen Grottoes, legendary Shaolin Temple, educational Luoyang Museum, beautiful Yuntain Mountain, etc. Some of them even had the rare opportunities to take part in the grand International Peony Festival in Luoyang. Many customers suggest visit Luoyang with Beijing, Xian, Pingyao and Shandong in northern China to explore authentic Chinese culture. Below are some inspiring travel stories:

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