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Popular routes to Xinghua
From Beijing
By rail
Trains from Beijing South Railway Station to Zhenjiang South Railway Station take four hours 40 minutes. Bus services can take passengers the rest of the way, about two hours.
By air
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport take two hours. From here, bus services to Xinghua take roughly three hours.
From Nanjing
By car
It's about 210 km along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, Nanjing Ring Road, Nanning-Yangzhou Expressway, Qidong-Yangzhou Expressway, Jianghai Expressway and Funing-Xinghua-Taizhou Expressway.
By rail
Trains from Nanjing Railway Station to Taizhou Railway Station take one hour and 30 minutes. Bus services can take passengers the rest of the way, about an hour.
From Shanghai
By car
It's about 290 kilometers along the Yanjiang Expressway and Funing-Xinghua-Taizhou Expressway.
By train
Trains from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to Zhenjiang South Railway Station take one hour and 30 minutes. From here, bus services to Xinghua take roughly two hours.