--- title: "Xigang to Baotou – 4 ways by train, car, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Xigang to Baotou is 380 km. Fastest: train in 3h 18m. Cheapest: drive from ¥200. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/xigang-to-baotou" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/xigang-to-baotou.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Xigang to Baotou [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Xigang&to=Baotou) [Baotou to Xigang](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/baotou-to-xigang) **Fastest:** 3h 18m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥200\ by car\ **Distance:** 380 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 3\ from 08:00, Mon 9 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 380 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 9 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 2h 50m quicker than driving for ¥64 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Train** best fastest Least hassle 3h 23m¥264–692 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · 中国国家铁路集团有限公司](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Xigang&to=Baotou) - [**Drive** cheapest 6h 13m¥200–265 Estimated 515 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Xigang&to=Baotou) - [**Fly** 5h 11m¥890–1,360 Estimated INC → DSN · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Xigang&to=Baotou) - [**Taxi** 6h 13m¥1,330–2,000 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Xigang&to=Baotou) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from China; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in China** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.chn.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:59 → 12:22 3h 23m · direct 中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D1068¥269–702](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Xigang&to=Baotou&date=2026-11-09&time=08%3A00&it=t1u7y931) 2. [10:11 → 13:42 3h 31m · direct 中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D1209¥269–702](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Xigang&to=Baotou&date=2026-11-09&time=08%3A00&it=t7b80j6) 3. [10:52 → 14:10 3h 18m · direct 中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D1063¥264–692](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Xigang&to=Baotou&date=2026-11-09&time=08%3A00&it=t1pfi2i2) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Xigang to Baotou? The fastest way is by train: about 3h 18m door to door. The straight-line distance is 380 km. What is the cheapest way from Xigang to Baotou? Driving is the cheapest, from ¥200. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Xigang to Baotou? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 3 are direct, the fastest taking 3h 18m; more may run later in the day. Fares run ¥264–692 across classes. How long is the flight from Xigang to Baotou? About 1h 6m in the air (INC → DSN); about 5h 11m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥890–1,360; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Baotou from Xigang by road? About 515 km, roughly 6h 13m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥200–265; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - 中国国家铁路集团有限公司 Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Baotou City in Inner Mongolia, China Baotou is the second-largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its built-up area within its five urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people while the total population is 2,709,378 as of the 2020 census. [The Baotou guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/baotou) Worth your time - Nanhai National Wetland Park A protected wetland, scenic area, amusement park, and final approach route for the airport. 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