The distance from Zhengzhou (the capital of Henan Province) to the Buddhist monastery of Shaolin is 87 km. The flight from Beijing to Zhengzhou takes 1 hour 30 minutes, the cost is from 130 US dollars / person, the duration of the railway crossing is just over 3 hours, the cost of one way ticket is 50 US dollars / railway ticket of the 2nd class, $ 80 / railway ticket 1st class