Guangzhou – Zhangjiajie by Train
Best Way to Travel Between Guangzhou & Zhangjiajie
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By Train
- Option 1: Guangzhou South – Changsha South & Changsha – Zhangjiajie West by high speed train (recommended)
- Option 2: Guangzhou – Zhangjiajie West by overnight train
1: Guangzhou – Changsha – Zhangjiajie by High Speed Train
As of July of 2020, there are no direct high speed trains linking Guangzhou and Zhangjiajie, but you can make a transfer at Changsha, the capital city also the transport hub of Hunan Province that has bullet trains to or from Guangzhou South Railway Station and Zhangjiajie West Railway Station. So your best rail travel route is Guangzhou – Changsha – Zhangjiajie. Just be noticed that the Guangzhou – Changsha high speed trains are using Changsha South Railway Station, while Changsha – Zhangjiajie high speed trains are using Changsha Railway Station (see page Changsha to Zhangjiajie by high speed train), which means that you need to make a train station transfer between Changsha South and Changsha Railway Station. Just allow plenty of time, and it is very easy to make the transfer between Changsha South & Changsha Station by metro line 2 in just 30 minutes.
- Travel time : Guangzhou South – Changsha South: 2h40m, Changsha – Zhangjiajie West: 3h.
- Station used: Guangzhou South Railway Station (GuangzhouNan, by metro line 2 & line 7)
- Station used in Changsha: Changsha South Railway Station (ChangshaNan), Changsha Railway Station (Changsha) by metro line 2
- Station used in Zhangjiajie: Zhangjiajie West Railway Station (ZhangjiajieXi)
Timetable, Price & Duration
Guangzhou – Zhangjiajie by bullet train | ||||||
Trains | From – To | Frequency | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
2nd Cls | 1st Cls | Biz Cls | ||||
G trains | Guangzhou South – Changsha South | 81 | 2h40 | 314 | 504 | 600 |
C trains | Changsha – Zhangjiajie West | 17 | 3h | 115 | 186 | |
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2: Guangzhou – Zhangjiajie by K Trains
Aside from the high speed train, you get another good option to travel between Guangzhou and Zhangjiajie. That is the overnight train (T or K type trains), which is fairly cheap for those budget travellers. More importantly, these overnight trains leaves in the evening and arrive in the morning of next day, which saves you a night of hotel bill and allows you to explore Zhangjiajie in the morning on the day you arrive.
There are 4 daily T or K type overnight trains running between Guangzhou and Zhangjiajie, using the centrally-located Guangzhou Railway Station and the newly-built Zhangjiajie West Train Station. Journey time ranges from 12 – 14 hours and the fare starts at CNY270.5 for a soft sleeper. Of these 4 trains, Jack recommendes your best bets are the T8302 which leaves Guangzhou Station at 20:12 and arrives at Zhangjiajie West in 07:52 of following day, and the K9006 departing Guangzhou at 20:26 and arriving Zhangjiajie West at 08:30.
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- Station used in Guangzhou: Guangzhou Railway Station by metro line 2 and line 5
- Station used in Zhangjiajie: Zhangjiajie West Railway Station
Schedule & Ticket Fares
Guangzhou – Zhangjiajie by slow trains | ||||||
Trains | From – To | Frequency | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
Soft Sleeper | Hard Sleeper | Hard Seat | ||||
K192 | Guangzhou to ZJJ West | daily | 12:47 | 414.5 | 232.5 | 135.5 |
K688 | Guangzhou to ZJJ West | daily | 12:26 | 232.5 | 135.5 | |
T8302 | Guangzhou to ZJJ West | daily | 11:40 | 478.5 | 270.5 | 158.5 |
K9006 | Guangzhou to ZJJ West | daily | 1:04 | 424.5 | 270.5 | 158.5 |
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How to Buy Tickets
You can buy tickets with passenger passports in person in any train stations in Guangzhou (Guangzhou Station, Guangzhou South, Guangzhou East, Guangzhou North)or in Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie Station or Zhangjiajie West). Just go to the one close to you with easy access. You can not use the Chinese official ticketing site www.12306.cn as it doesn’t have a English version site and it only accepts payment by Chinese bank card.
But if you don’t speak Chinese, you may use a trusted online ticket agent.
Book with a trusted online ticket agent
If you are outside China, and want to buy tickets in advance online, you can turn to use an online ticke agent. Below are two trusted ticket agents who get positive reviews and recommended often on Trip Advisor:
- Buy at www.chinahiglights.com/china-trains/ (Sharon offers help)
- Buy at http://www.china-diy-travel.com/en/ (Promo code: ct123. Helen offers help)
- Service time: 24/7 hoursPayments: Paypayl, Visa, MasterCard, Alipay, etc.
Zhangjiajie – Guangzhou Baiyun Airport by Train
If you arrive at Guangzhou South from Zhangjiajie by high speed train, and want to get to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Then, you can take the Take metro line 2 from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Jiahewanggang metro station, then metro line 3 to Airport South Station (for Terminal 1) or Airport North Station (for Terminal 2). Just refer to Guangzhou South Railway Station to Baiyun Airport page.
Zhangjiajie – Hong Kong Rail Travel
Please refer to Hong Kong to Zhangjiajie by train
Zhangjiajie to Changsha Airport
Read: Zhangjiajie to Changsha Airport
More Transport Routes
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