Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport and Hangzhou East Station: Times, Routes and Business Transfers

City Guide2026-10-21·All articles

Hangzhou’s business map has spread east (Qianjiang New City), west (Future Sci-Tech City) and around the lake — while Xiaoshan Airport sits to the southeast. The right transfer plan depends entirely on which Hangzhou your guest is heading to.

Airport overview

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)

Opened in 2000 on the south bank of the Qiantang River, about 27 km from the center — the Yangtze Delta’s busy tech-hub airport, handling close to 50 million passengers a year. Since T4 opened in 2022 it runs as a two-terminal airport; the original T1 has retired from passenger service.

Official site: www.hzairport.com

Terminals and airlines

Terminal	Who operates there
Xiaoshan Airport (HGH) T4	Bulk of domestic flights — Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, Hainan, Xiamen, Spring and others
Xiaoshan Airport (HGH) T3	International and regional routes plus some domestic
Xiaoshan Airport (HGH) T1	Retired from passenger service

Local notes

Which terminal is decided by the flight, not the airline’s brand — read it off the ticket.
Hangzhou East Station is a high-speed rail hub with several parking levels; station pickups need the exact arrival hall, which is why our drivers are briefed per train, not per guess.
Campus visits in Future Sci-Tech City usually chain airport → hotel → campus → station across two or three days. One booking covers the whole chain: same standard, same contact, one bilingual report at the end.

Realistic drive times

Route	Distance	Off-peak	Rush hours*
Xiaoshan Airport → Qianjiang New City	~30 km	35–50 min	50–70 min
Xiaoshan Airport → Future Sci-Tech City (west)	~45 km	55–70 min	70–95 min
Xiaoshan Airport → West Lake / downtown	~30 km	35–50 min	50–70 min
Hangzhou East Station → Qianjiang New City	~10 km	15–25 min	30–40 min

* Weekday 07:00–09:00 and 16:30–19:00; Zhonghe Elevated and the airport expressway carry the pressure.

What a corporate transfer includes

Flight and train tracked actively; no waiting limit — the driver stays until the guest is picked up.
Name board inside arrivals halls and waiting areas.
7×24 bilingual operations across 60+ cities.