Beijing to Erlian Train

Direct trains from Beijing to Erlian have stopped service now.

Passengers can make a transfer in Hohhot to travel from Beijing to Erlian. It takes nearly 12 hours in total to take Beijing to Hohhot high speed train and Hohhhot to Erlian normal train. CNY 328 is needed for rides on a second class seat and a hard sleeper.

A non-stop Beijing to Erlian flight is available with a duration of around 1.5 hours, recommended for those with tight schedule.
 

Beijing North to Hohhot East	Hohhot East to Erlian	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Hard Sleeper
G2457 19:03 - 21:44	K7932 22:36 - 06:49	11h46m	CNY 198 + CNY 130 = CNY 328

 There is a direct plane flying from Beijing Daxing International Airport at 20:20 to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport with a duration of about 1.5 hours. The ticket fare is around CNY 400 – 800.  
 

Cretaceous Dinosaur Geological Park is famous for the fossil groups of Dinosaurs from late Cretaceous. In the geological park, tourists can also see stratigraphic remains and granite forest. For kids, this is the very place where they can know everything about dinosaurs like their types and shapes. Most of the dinosaur fossils are quite unique for they are only excavated in Erlian.

The geological park is divided into three parts: Erlian Yanchi Scenic Area of Dinosaur Fossil Groups, Erenhot Port Cultural Scenic Area and Baode’er Granite Forest Scenic Area. Tourists can see the fossils of dinosaurs and mammalian in different time periods. Most importantly, there is the living scene of dinosaurs living long time ago, contributing to tourists’ understanding of dinosaurs.
 

In this place, tourists can cross the board and get to Zamyn-Uud of Mongolia if they have Mongolia passport. The gate of China to Mongolia is also an important part of Eurasian Continental Bridge. If one plan to visit the attractions in Erlian, this place which links two counties is also suggested.
 

Ilin Posthouse Museum is the first museum to show the culture of posthouse of China. In ancient times, tea businessmen and Mongolian businessmen travel on this road for thousands of times. The museum shows the difficulty that these businessmen need to encounter on the road. The Posthouse Museum includes Preface Hall, Posthouse Culture Hall, Yulong Zhan Hall, Ilin Posthouse Hall and Salt Culture Hall. Here, one can know more about the road of north tea and silk, Zhangku Road and Eurasian Continental Bridge through the exhibition items articles in the hall. For one who is interested in the posthouse culture of ancient China, the Ilin Posthouse Museum is highly recommended.  
 

Zamyn-Uud Port is the largest Port of Mongolia. There is only nine kilometers (6 miles) between Erlian and Zamyn-Uud. The main scenic spots there include station buildings in the style of China and western countries, station square in European style, Mongolian yurt groups and so on. If tourists are interested in Mongolian customs and Mongolian people’s way of life, they can go to a vacation village just a few miles away from the city center. In the vacation village, tourists can ride horses, go hunting and watch bonfire at night.  
 

To travel from Erlian to Beijing, a transfer in Hohhot is still needed. Passengers can take the normal train 6858 running from Erlian Railway Station to Hohhot Railway Station at 09:40 – 18:10 and transfer to D1076 heading to Beijing Qinghe Railway Station at 19:05 with a duration of approximately 3 hours. It takes about 12.5 hours in total.

A flight also departs at 22:25 from Erlian Airport and arrives at Beijing Daxing at 23:40.
 

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