How to go to Hohhot from Beijing (Tips, Photos & Map)

Plan your Inner Mongolia tour from Beijing? Basically Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia, very often is your springboard to jump onto the grassland in the exotic province, escaping the heat and bustle and hustle of Beijing.

Hohhot itself is worth your 1-2 day exploration with its unique historical sites and a large Hui Muslim community.

Location of Hohhot

Hohhot is about 500 km northwest of Beijing, 2 and half hours by high-speed train, 10 hours by overnight train, one and half hours by flight and 5 and half  hours by road. So basically you have three choices of transportation tools going from Beijing to Hohhot and vice versa.

Which one to choose depends on your preference, your time, budget and the availability of these transportation tools at the time when you start your journey. Now let's go one by one in terms of the ways of travel from Beijing to Hohhot.

Beijing Hohhot By Train 

Currently there are 20 daily trains, either direct or passing by trains, going between Beijing and Hohhot. Some trains are high-speed trains taking 2 and half hours, others are fast or overnight trains taking about 10 hours.

Check out Beijing Railway Stations for more information.

There are 4 major railway stations in Beijing, namely Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing North Railway Station and Beijing South Railway Station. When you book your train tickets, make sure you understand which railway station you are going to use.

Beijing Hohhot by Flights

Currently there are about 2 daily direct flights between Beijing and Hohhot. The flight takes about 1 and half hours.

Check out Beijing Capital International Airport for more information.

Check out Hohhot Baita International Airport for more information.

All the flights for Hohhot from Beijing arrive at Hohhot Baita International Airport. The flights starting from Beijing take off from Beijing Capital International Airport.

Beijing Hohhot by Road

Hohhot can be easily reached by road along the G7 National Highway. You may drive directly from Beijing by your private vehicle or take a long distance bus.

Definitely, self-drive would be faster taking 5 and half hours from Beijing to Hohhot while  a long-distance bus will take you 8 or 11 hours.

There are daily 6 buses starting from Beijing Liuliqiao Long-Distance Bus Station to Hohhot. The buses are scheduled at 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 12:30  and 14:30 and bus fare around RMB 149.

Tip: Hassle-free Inner Mongolia Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Inner Mongolia:

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