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.
The two most common routes are
The closest major transport hub to Shaolin Temple is the Zhengzhou city. It is convenient to choose a direct or connecting flight to Zhengzhou.
- Flight ticket to Beijing code: BJS
- Flight ticket to Zhengzhou code: CGO
How to get to Shaolin temple from Beijing (BJS)
From | How | To |
Beijing airport | Subway | Beijing Railway Station |
Beijing Railway Station | Train | Zhengzhou Railway Station |
Zhengzhou Bus Station | Bus | Dengfeng Bus Station |
Dengfeng Bus Station | Taxi | Shaolin Temple |
How to get to Shaolin temple from Zhengzhou (CGO)
From | How | To |
Zhengzhou airport | By foot | Airport bus station |
Zhengzhou Bus Station | by bus | Dengfeng Bus Station |
Dengfeng Bus Station | Taxi | Shaolin Temple |
What is the difference between routes through Beijing and Zhengzhou?
It is cheaper to fly through Beijing, and more convenient to fly through Zhengzhou, especially for those who are traveling for the first time: there is no transfer from the airport to the train station and minimal communication in Chinese, but how do we recommend flying? In our experience, the best way is to fly to Zhengzhou with a single transfer. About the transfer will be information below. To find out more about living expenses, you can also refer to our pocket money article.
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.
It will be useful to everyone who travels for the first time!
We provide a transfer especially for such students. We will help you to meet you at the airport free of charge if you have chosen a course of one month or more. For the rest who have chosen a course less than a month long, or have already visited us, we will help organize a transfer from the airport for 300 yuan.