Airport ↔ rail connections
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport杭州萧山国际机场
Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) puts its metro on B2 of the ground transportation centre: Line 19, the airport express, reaches Hangzhou East in 22 minutes for ¥7 — the fastest way into town and onto a train. Line 1 also runs into the city but takes about twice as long. Tickets from Hangzhou East can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
Metro Line 19 (Airport Express)
22min · Hangzhou East Railway Station
Xiaoshan International Airport → Hangzhou East Railway Station
- Fare
- To Hangzhou East ¥7 · To Hangzhou West ¥10
- First / last
- 06:03
- Headway
- About 5 min at peak, 7.5 min off-peak
- Interchange
- East Railway Station: Lines 1 and 4, plus Hangzhou East rail station · West Lake Cultural Square: Line 1
- Level
- GTC, Level B2
Getting here by metro
Follow these steps. The rail concourse is not directly under the terminal — head for the hub between the terminals.
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From arrivals, head into the ground transportation centre
T4 arrivals connect straight into the GTC, about 3 minutes; from T3 use the corridor with moving walkways, about 8–10 minutes.
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Go down to the B2 metro hall
The concourse is on GTC level B2 — turn left for T3 (about 200 m) or right for T4 (about 300 m along travelators).
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Take Line 19: 22 minutes to Hangzhou East for ¥722 min
Line 19 is the express with long gaps between stops: 22 minutes to Hangzhou East, ¥10 to Hangzhou West. Line 1 threads the city centre — better for Wulin Square, but slower.
Hangzhou · The network
- Lines in service
- 14
- Stations
- 283
- City fares
- ¥2–26
- Operating hours
- 05:41–00:18
From plane to train
Follow these steps in order. Note the middle one: the trains are not directly under the terminal.
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Land and collect bags
International arrivals are at T4; some domestic flights use T3. The two terminals are a 10–15 minute walk apart.
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Enter the GTC and drop to B2
Lines 1 and 19 share one concourse — check the line number before you board.
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For high-speed rail: Hangzhou East22 min
Line 19 reaches Hangzhou East in 22 minutes; the rail station is a 5–10 minute walk from the metro concourse.
Airport → railway station
There is no railway station at Xiaoshan Airport; Line 19 reaches Hangzhou East in 22 minutes and Hangzhou West in about 35.
Hangzhou East Railway Station
22min
Line 19 direct, 22 minutes, ¥7; a 5–10 minute walk to the rail concourse
- Most Shanghai, Ningbo, Huangshan and Taizhou trains start here
- Taxi takes about 40 minutes for around ¥120
Hangzhou West Railway Station
~35min · estimate
Line 19 to Hangzhou West, about 35 minutes (estimate), ¥10
- Some Huangshan, Huzhou and Nanjing services leave from the west station
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan