Cheapest€58.09
- China Railway CR310906:103h 32m09:42Yan'an Railway StationBaotou railway station
Door to door 4h 16mCO2 17.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Yan’an to Baotou costs €58.09 at the cheapest and takes 4h 16m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 519 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 519 km
- Fastest
- 4h 16m
- Average
- 4h 32m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €58.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 17.1 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 September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4h 16m | 3h 32m | 44m | €73.49 | 17.1 kg | 5 |
- 4h 16mFastest, by Train
- €73.49Cheapest, by Train
- 17.1 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 519 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Yan’an to Baotou | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €147.74 | €123.54 | €81.19 | €96.59 | €141.14 | €114.74 | €96.59 | €98.24 | €74.59 | €84.49 | €73.49 | €106.49 | €96.04 | €83.94 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €58.09
The trip ends at Baotou railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Rooms within reach of Baotou railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Yan’an to Baotou
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €88.8990 days
- €50.9460 days
- €45.4445 days
- €47.6430 days
- €75.1421 days
- €83.9414 days
- €96.597 days
- €81.193 days
- €147.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €45.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 225 percent. The most expensive point is €147.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 45 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.
- €98.24Sun
- €74.59Mon
- €81.19Tue
- €73.49Wed
- €106.49Thu
- €96.04Fri
- €83.94Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €81.19Sep
- €69.64Oct
- €60.84Nov
- €59.19Dec
- €56.99Jan
- €57.54Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 519 km against 452 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Wuhai, Ordos, Dongsheng, Bayan Nur. The gap between arriving and leaving is 92 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Yan’an at 06:10 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Yan’an
Rail
- Yan'an Railway Station
Bus
- 火车站
- Yanan South Intercity Bus Station
Air
- ENY
Baotou
Rail
- Baotou railway station
- Baotouxi Railway Station
- Baotounan Railway Station
Bus
- 包头公交运输集团第一公司
- 包头市公交运输集团第二公司
Air
- BAV
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China Railway | €58.09 | 4h 16m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €51.00 | 88% |
| Taxes | €5.10 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €58.09 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Baotou?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Yan’an to Baotou
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
The fastest journey from Yan’an to Baotou takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 3h 32m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 32m, 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
The cheapest fare from Yan’an to Baotou is €58.09, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €84.49. 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
The cheapest way from Yan’an to Baotou is by Train, at €73.49 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 16m 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
Fares from Yan’an to Baotou bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €45.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 225 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Yan’an to Baotou?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Yan’an to Baotou, at €73.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Yan’an to Baotou?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Yan’an to Baotou, at €56.99 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 service from Yan’an to Baotou?
1 operators sell services from Yan’an to Baotou across 1 modes: China Railway. 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
20 percent of the services we sell from Yan’an to Baotou are direct. The rest connect at Wuhai, Ordos, Dongsheng, Bayan Nur, with about 92 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 Yan’an to Baotou use?
Services from Yan’an to Baotou by Train leave from Yan'an Railway Station and arrive at Baotou railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Yan’an to Baotou?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Yan’an to Baotou 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 modeled 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 Yan’an to Baotou on September 12, 2026: 519 km of route against 452 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €58.09, and 4h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Baotou and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Baotou before you go
Day trips that leave Baotou in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
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