There are 5 ways to get from London to Taiyuan by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN)plane LGW - TYN
15h 5m¥1,743–5,160Fly London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN)plane LHR - TYN
16h 32m¥2,033–6,825Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lüliang Airport (LLV)plane LHR - LLV
- Take the train from Lvliang to Taiyuantrain
23h 19m¥2,278–6,945Fly London Heathrow Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH)plane LHR - CIH
- Take the train from Changzhi East to Taiyuan Southtrain
20h 16m¥2,342–6,948Fly London City Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN)plane LCY - TYN
16h 39m¥2,554–8,072
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Taiyuan is to train and fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from London to Taiyuan is to train and fly which takes 15h 5m and costs ¥1700 - ¥5500.
The distance between London and Taiyuan is 8227 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from London to Taiyuan, including transfers.
Taiyuan is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 3:21 PM in London and 11:21 PM in Taiyuan.
There are 85+ hotels available in Taiyuan.
What companies run services between London, England and Taiyuan, China?
Air China, Hainan, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport via Brussels, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London City Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from London City Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lüliang Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Lvliang to Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–120
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–200
Train from Changzhi East to Taiyuan South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–310
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