Zhangjiajie – Furong Ancient Town by High Speed Train

Zhangjiajie – Furong Town Bullet Train

Jack’s Journey to Furong Town in 2017

Zhangjiajie – Furongzhen Train Times, Travel Time

Schedule, Ticket Fare & Travel Time
Trains From – To Frequency Duration Ticket Fares (CNY)
2nd Cls 1st Cls Biz Cls
G trains Zhangjiajie West to Furongzhen 7 23m 40 64 141
G trains Furongzhen to Zhangjiajie West 9 23m 36 58 127
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Changsha to Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie, Furongzhen to Zhangjiajie,Guangzhou to Zhangjiajie , Guilin to Zhangjiajie, Shanghai to Zhangjiajie
Hotels close to Wulingyuan Forest Park, Hotels close to Tianmenshan Park
Zhangjiajie Park (Wulingyuan etrance ticket, Cableway, Bailong elevator), Tianmenshan Park (entrace ticket, Cableway, Line A, Line B package)
Flights to or from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport

Since the Zhangjiajie – Jishou – Huaihua begun operation on December 6, 2021, it has been possible to travel between Zhangjiajie and Furong Ancient Town by bullet trains. The high speed train links the two places in just 23 minutes, using Zhangjiajie West Railway Station and Furongzhen Railway Station (Furong Ancient Town Train Station).

Accommodation in Furong Ancient Town

During my 2017 trip to Furong Town, Jack chose to stay at Huaqianshu Theme Inn to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this waterfall town. Trip.com offers lots of hotels in Furongzhen to choose from for foreigners.

Basic Facts


Railway Route & Train Station Maps

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Hi there. I am Jack Li, the author of ChinaTrain12306. I used to work for China’s largest online tour agency China Highlights for 4 years, where I helped foreign travelers plan rail routes & bought tickets. In 2015, I started this blog to follow my passion. Now I am blogging as a hobby, sharing train travel tips, news and answering questions on Trip Advisor forums. If you have any train travel questions, just send Jack an email.

Stations Along the Route

Stations Pinyin CN Name
Zhangjiajie West Zhangjiajiexi 张家界西站
Huilong West Huilongxi 回龙西站
Furongzhen Furongzhen 芙蓉镇站
Guzhang West GuzhangXi 古丈西站
Jishou East Jishoudong 吉首东站
Fenghuanggucheng Fenghuangguheng 凤凰古城站
Mayang West MayangXi 麻阳西站
Huaihua South HuaihuaNan 怀化南站

Zhangjiajie West Railway Station

Zhangjiajie West Railway Station (ZhangjiajieXi) is a newly opened train station north of Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie has two train stations for passenger service. The other one is Zhangjiajie Railway Station), with high speed trains to or from Changsha Railway Station Line 2 Line 3 (Changsha to Zhangjiajie by train). There are bus linking Zhangjiajie West with Tianmenshan Forest Park and Wulingyuan Forest Park (see Zhangjiajie West Station to Wulingyuan by bus).

In May of 2020, Zhangjiajie West Railway Station has launched bus services to or from Wulingyuan Bus Station, which is just 1 kilometers from Wulingyuan National Forest Park’s entrance gate. The buses departs from Zhangjiajie High Speed Rail Bus Station (next to Zhangjiajie West) and arrive at Wulingyuan Bus Station in just 40 minutes.

Wulingyuan – Zhangjiajie West Train Station Bus Timetable & Travel Time

See Zhangjiajie West Train Station to Wulingyuan Forest Park by bus

The bus schedule below are for reference only as it may vary.

Zhangjiajie West – Wulingyuan by bus
From – To Operation time Ticket Fares Duration
Zhangjiajie West – Wulingyuan 08:30 – 17:00 CNY13 40mins

Changsha – Zhangjiajie – Furongzhen – Fenghuang by Rail

Zhangjiajie to Changsha train, Furongzhen to Fenghuang train, Fenghuang to Changsha train

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