Cheapest€31.41
- Air China AC616106:4046m07:26Beijing PKXDatong DAT
Door to door 3h 56mCO2 67.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Beijing to Datong costs €31.41 at the cheapest and takes 3h 56m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 273 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 273 km
- Fastest
- 3h 56m
- Average
- 3h 57m
- Services per day
- 3
- Cheapest
- €31.41
- CO2 per passenger
- 67.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 56m | 46m | 3h 10m | €36.13 | 67.2 kg | 3 |
- 3h 56mFastest, by Flight
- €36.13Cheapest, by Flight
- 67.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 273 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Beijing to Datong | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €65.04 | €64.45 | €50.29 | €42.03 | €43.21 | €46.16 | €49.11 | €52.06 | €40.85 | €48.52 | €43.21 | €36.13 | €44.98 | €41.44 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €31.41
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Datong. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Where to sleep in Datong
Filter by neighbourhood and by price per night, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a taxi.
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When to book Beijing to Datong
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €33.7745 days
- €36.7230 days
- €43.2121 days
- €41.4414 days
- €49.117 days
- €50.293 days
- €65.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 107 percent. The dearest point is €65.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €48.52Sun
- €42.03Mon
- €36.13Tue
- €44.98Wed
- €43.21Thu
- €52.06Fri
- €40.85Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €43.21Sept
- €36.72Oct
- €31.41Nov
- €31.41Dec
- €31.41Jan
- €32.59Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 273 km against 265 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Taiyuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 96 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Beijing at 06:11 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Beijing
Rail
- Beijing Railway Station
- Beijingnan railway station
- Beijing East railway station
Coach
- 大屯场站
- 半截塔公交场站
Air
- PEK
- PKX
- NAY
Ferry
- 燕莎码头
- 蓝港码头
Datong
Rail
- Datong railway station
- Datong East railway station
- Datong South Railway Station
Coach
- Xianan Bus Station
Air
- DAT
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | €31.41 |
| China United | €34.95 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.00 | 60% |
| Taxes | €3.42 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.41 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Datong well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Datong
Most of the points near Datong railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Beijing to Datong
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Beijing to Datong?
The fastest journey from Beijing to Datong takes 3h 56m door to door, of which 46m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 3h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Beijing to Datong?
The cheapest fare from Beijing to Datong is €31.41, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.28. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Beijing to Datong?
The cheapest way from Beijing to Datong is by Flight, at €36.13 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 56m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Beijing to Datong?
Fares from Beijing to Datong bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 107 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Beijing to Datong?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Beijing to Datong, at €36.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Beijing to Datong?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Beijing to Datong, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Beijing to Datong?
2 operators sell services from Beijing to Datong across 1 modes: Air China, China United. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Beijing to Datong?
67 percent of the services we sell from Beijing to Datong are direct. The rest connect at Taiyuan, with about 96 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Beijing to Datong use?
Services from Beijing to Datong by Flight leave from Beijing PKX and arrive at Datong DAT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Beijing to Datong?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Beijing to Datong allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Beijing to Datong on 10 September 2026: 273 km of route against 265 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 56m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Datong is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Datong
Day trips that leave Datong in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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