The whole province’s road mileage open to traffic has reached 113,000 kilometers, including 1,752 kilometers of motorway, and the total railway in operation has reached 3,071 kilometers, whose heavy duty and two-way electrification are unrivalled throughout China. When the Shijiazhuang--Taiyuan special passenger transport line is finished, the travel from Taiyuan to Beijing will take only 3 hours. There are 40 overseas airlines in Taiyuan airport, which has a first class airport. Changzhi, Yuncheng, and Datong airports have all been open to air traffic.

Mail service is extended to countries and regions world over and international direct calls is accessible  to more than 260 countries and regions in the world. Fixed and movable communication networks cover all the cities and counties.