How to Get from Xian to Zhangjiajie 2024/2025

Xian usually has daily flights to Zhangjiajie City during peak season, however, there is usually only 1 flight each day, which takes about 1.5 hours during 20:10-21:45 from Xian Xianyang International Airport to Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport. So far, taking the direct flight from Xian to Zhangjiajie is the best and most convenient way to save time and energy for travelers, but it may be suspended due to off-season. Besides, there is another morning flight with a layover in Changsha City, which is during 08:45-13:20, for about 4.5 hours. But that morning flight is not available every day, and you can choose that usually on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

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Xian to Changsha Bullet Train:

There are 8 pairs of bullet G trains running between Xian North Railway Station and Changsha South Railway Station every day. The trains from Xian usually depart during 09:30 and 13:50 and then arrive in Changsha during 16:00-20:30, with the whole riding of 5-6.5 hours.

Changsha to Zhangjiajie Bullet Train:

Both Changsha Railway Station and Changsha South Railway Station have high-speed trains to Zhangjiajie. If your first stop is Changsha South Railway Station, it is recommended that you arrive directly from Changsha South Railway Station to Zhangjiajie West Railway Station, which usually needs about 3-3.5 hours. While, Changsha Railway Station has more bullet trains to Zhangjiajie every day from early morning till night. If you don't catch the train from Changsha South Railway Station to Zhangjiajie West Railway Station, you can also get to Zhangjiajie from Changsha Railway Station, which usually needs about 2.5-3.5 hours. And it needs about 0.5 hour to get from Changsha South Railway Station to Changsha Railway Station by taxi or local Metro Line 2.

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Xian to Changsha Flight:

Also, you can choose to go first by Xian to Changsha direct flights. There are more than 10 daily flights from early morning to afternoon hours from Xian Xianyang International Airport to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. The earliest flight departs at 07:00 and arrives in Changsha at about 08:50, and the latest one is during 21:10-23:00 a whole flying for about 2 hours.

Changsha to Zhangjiajie Bullet Train:

After your flight land in Changsha Airport, you can transfer to Changsha Railway Station to catch the 2.5-3.5 hours' high speed train to Zhangjiajie. Since there are still many options to match your flight time, don't worry about any missing!

Transfer from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Changsha Railway Station:

By Metro: take Changsha Maglev train from Huanghua Airport to Maglev High Speed Railway Station and transfer to Changsha Metro Line 2 to Changsha Railway Station, for about 1 hour.

By Taxi: about 30-40 minutes.

The whole flight and bullet transfer take about 5.5 hours. But since you are required to arrive at the airport early and usually 2 hours, you need prepare about 7.5 hours if you choose this way!

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There is no high speed train from any city to Zhangjiajie. And to get to Zhangjiajie from Xian by train, there is only one normal overnight train T284 for your consideration. The train departs at around 01:00 at midnight from Xian Railway Station and arrives in Zhangjiajie Railway Station at around 17:00 in late afternoon, after near 18=6 hours’ riding. For usual, the hard seat ticket is about ￥135.5 /person, second class sleeper ticket and hard sleeper ticket is about ￥232.5/person, while the first class sleeper ticket and the soft sleeper ticket is about ￥360.5/person. That kind of way is relatively time-consuming, but if you are traveling on budget, it could be a nice transfer idea.

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For Zhangjiajie, most people enjoy 2-3 days to appreciate the real “Avatar Mountains”, Tianmen Mountain, Huangshi Village, Golden Whip Brook with lovely stream, Tianzi Mountain, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon with the world largest and highest glass bridge, and more spectacular natural sceneries of sea of clouds, sunrise, sunset, mists, fogs, etc. to be totally immersed in such a paradise. Apart from that, many people also enrich their trip to the nearby Fenghuang Ancient Town to see the featured western Hunan ethnic minority and their antique wooden tilted houses and river view, or to Fanjingshan Mountain to see the mushroom stone and odd mountains.

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