How to Get from Beijing Railway Stations to Tianjin / Tianjin Cruise Port

Beijing and Tianjin are about 130km away and Tianjin Cruise Port is about 70km to the southeast of Tianjin downtown. There are in total 5 railway stations in Beijing, namely Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing Railway Station, Beijing East Railway Station and Changping North Railway Station, among which the former 3 serves trains to Tianjin. Tianjin Port (Cruise Port) in this article refers to Tianjin International Cruise Home Port (天津国际邮轮母港) at No. 1001 Guanhai Road, Binhai New District, Tianjin (天津市滨海新区观海道1001号).

Beijing Railway Stations to Tianjin Transfer Map

Beijing South Railway Station to Tianjin City and Tianjin Port (Cruise Port) - High Speed Trains

Among all the railway stations in Beijing, Beijing South Railway Station is the most convenient one to get to Tianjin and Tianjin Port because of the frequent high speed trains.

Beijing South Railway Station to Tianjin City

Starting from Beijing South Railway Station, it is most recommended to get to Tianjin City by high speed train, which only takes 30 minutes. From 6:00am to 22:30pm, Beijing South Railway Station departs over 170 daily high speed trains to Tianjin Railway Station (right at downtown area), Tianjin West Railway Station (30 minutes’ drive to downtown), and Tianjin South Railway Station (1 hour’s drive to downtown). The ticket price varies from CNY 54.5-174.5 per person.>>Beijing to Tianjin Train Schedules

Beijing South Railway Station to Tianjin Cruise Port

The fastest way is to take high speed trains to Binhai Railway Station (1h), and then transfer to Tianjin Cruise Port. There are about 25 high speed trains traveling from Beijing South to Binhai Railway Station every day. The earliest one departs at around 06:00am and the latest one is around 21:30pm. When you get to Binhai, you can take a taxi there, which will cost around CNY 80 and 40 minutes, or take the direct bus No. 513, which will need 1.5 hours.

Another way is to take high speed trains to Tianjin Railway Station first, then take light rail line 9 to Civil Square Station (市民广场站) and transfer to bus No. 513 to the port. In this way, apart from the 30 minutes on the train, you will need another 2.5 hours to get to your destination. You can also choose to take a taxi directly from Tianjin railway station to the port. It will need about 1.5 hours and CNY 200.

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Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin City and Tianjin Port (Cruise Port) - Normal Trains

About 25 normal trains depart from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin or Tianjin West Railway Station nearly all day round from 00:17am to 23:49pm. As they are all normal trains, the duration will be slightly longer, which ranges from 1h16m to 2.5h. The ticket price is from CNY 18.5 – 241.5. If you prefer taking the high speed train, it is also very convenient to get to Beijing South Railway Station (30 minutes by car or subway).

To get to Tianjin Cruise Port, you can take normal trains to Tanggu Railway Station first. As of July 2019, there are only two of them as shown below and obviously K1301 is more recommended. Tanggu Railway Station is about 30km from Tianjin Port, by car it only takes 45 minutes (about CNY 90 by taxi), but by bus you will need about 2 hours. If K1301 doesn’t fit your schedule, you can go to Beijing South Railway Station first and then continue your trip to the cruise port.

Beijing West Railway Station to Tianjin City and Tianjin Port (Cruise Port) - Normal Trains

There are only 3 trains from Beijing West Railway Station to Tianjin City listed as below. If none of them suits you, you can go to Beijing South Railway Station (30 minutes by car or subway) first and then take one of the 170 high speed trains to Tianjin. The schedule is updated in July 2019 and just for your reference. For real-time train information, please check Beijing to Tianjin Train Schedule. There are no trains from Beijing West Railway Station to Binhai or Tanggu which is close to Tianjin Port. So it is advised to make a transfer at Beijing South Railway Station before going to the port.

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As the capital of China, Beijing has so much to offer. You can spend 2 to 4 days visiting the Forbidden City to witness the royal buildings of the ancient China empire, hiking on the incredible Great Wall to feel the grandeur of this man-made wonder, and wandering along the traditional Beijing hutongs to experience the authentic local life... When you arrive in Tianjin, 2 or 3 days are usually enough to cover its major highlights such as North Jiefang Road Financial Street (the “Wall Street in the East”), Five Great Avenues (Wudadao Area), Jingyuan Garden (former residence of the Last Emperor of Qing Dynasty – Puyi), and Porcelain House (China House).

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