How to get Shaolin Temple
Your journey to Shaolin begins with the purchase of plane tickets to one of the cities of China. Choose a flight that arrives on schedule in the morning: then you will have time to get to school on the same day, and you do not have to look for where to spend the night on the road.
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Airport Zhengzhou (CGO) → Taxi
The closest major transport hub to Shaolin Temple is the Zhengzhou city. It is convenient to choose a direct or connecting flight to Zhengzhou.
- You are in China: buy train ticket from any city in China (ex.: Beijing)
- You are at home: buy flight ticket to Zhengzhou code: CGO
1. How to get to Shaolin temple by train from Beijing (BJS)
You are already in China and want to go to Shaolin Temple. This instruction applies to any city; you can replace Beijing with the city you are in. You need to take a train to Zhengzhou 郑州. After that, proceed to step 2
| From | How | To |
| Beijing airport | Subway | Beijing Railway Station |
| Beijing Railway Station | Train | Zhengzhou Railway Station |
2. How to get to Shaolin temple from Zhengzhou (CGO)
You’ve arrived at Zhengzhou Airport. If you want to save money, here is the cheapest route. Otherwise, the easiest option is to take a taxi
| From | How | To |
| Zhengzhou airport | By foot | Airport bus station |
| Zhengzhou Bus Station | by bus | Dengfeng Bus Station |
| Dengfeng Bus Station | Taxi | Shaolin Temple |
Why is it so difficult?
To save your money, we have described the cheapest and the fastest route.
To find out more about living expenses, you can also refer to our pocket money article.
Since 2020, our school has been located in Ruzhou, 60 km from Shaolin Temple.
Please, if you are going to our school, then download the school’s business card with the address. You can show it to a passerby and he will help you navigate and you can use Chinese phrases so that you can show the prepared phrases, then they will understand you for sure and will definitely help.
