Guangzhou South – Zhangjiajie West by High Speed 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.

Timetable, Price & Duration

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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Schedule & Ticket Fares