What is the Best Way to Travel Between Hong Kong & Guiyang
You can travel from Hong Kong to Guiyang City in Guizhou Province by flight or high speed train. High speed train is more reliable than a flight as it always run in time while flights in China often get delayed. Starting from Sept 23, 2018, it is possible to travel from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Guiyang North by direct high speed train.
Currently, you can travel from Hong Kong to Guiyang by a direct bullet train or go via Guangzhou with a transfer:
- 1. Hong Kong – Guiyang by direct high speed train (recommended)
- 2. Hong Kong – Guangzhou – Guiyang by high speed train (recomended)
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1. Hong Kong – Guiyang by Direct High Speed Train, Once Daily
Only 1 daily direct high speed train running between Hong Kong and Guiyang, using Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Guiyang North Station, taking about 5h30 and costing from CNY 538 in a 2nd class seat, CNY862 in a 1st class seat and CNY 1615.5 in a business class seat.
From Hong Kong to Guiyang: Only one daily train available. G312 travels from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 12:06 and arrives at Guiyang North (Guiyangbei)at 17:37, passing through major stations of Shenzhen North, Guangzhou South, Guilin West before reaching Guiyang North. After that, it continues further to Kunming South.
From Guiyang to Hong Kong: G311 leaves Guiyang North at 11:24 and arrives at Hong Kong West Kowloon at 16:54. For a live schedule, please refer to the websites given below.
Schedule, Ticket Price & Travel Time
| Hong Kong West Kowloon – Guiyang North by Bullet Train (1 daily) | ||||||
| Trains | From – To | Dept – Arri | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
| 1st Cls | 2nd Cls | Biz Cls | ||||
| G trains | HK West Kowloon – Guiyang North | 12:06 – 17:37 | 5h31 | 862 | 538 | 1615.5 |
| G trains | Guiyang North to HK West Kowloon | 11:24 – 16:54 | 5h30 | |||
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For a live schedule & ticket availability, please refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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2. Hong Kong – Guangzhou – Guiyang by High Speed Train
This route applies when the only one Hong Kong – Guiyang direct high speed train is selling out or the train timetable is not convenient to you. Then you can travel on this route: Hong Kong – Guangzhou – Guiyang. Guangzhou South Station serves as an important transfer point, which has frequent high speed trains to or from Guiyang and Hong Kong with flexible timetable.
Hong Kong to Guangzhou to Guiyang: Hop onboard a high speed train from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou South, and connect to a high speed train to Guiyang. Your bullet train will arrive at Guiyang North or Guiyang East. Jack recommends you to get off at Guiyang North as it is more close to city center than Guiyang East.
Guiyang to Guangzhou to Hong Kong: Go from Guiyang North or Guiyang East (Guilin North is bettern than Guiyang East) to Guangzhou South, then connect to a high speed train to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.
Remember: Allow 25-40 minutes for making the connection at Guangzhou South.
How to Buy Train Tickets
Tickets go on sale 30 days in advance if buying online or 28 days in advance if buying at train station. Foreigners can go to train station Guiyang North, Guiyang East or Hong Kong West Kowloon’s ticket counters to buy tickets with your passport.
Train Stations
Guiyang North Train Statijon
- Station name: Guiyang North (GuiyangBei, 贵阳北)
- Location: Guanshanhu District (Googke map)
- Getting there: metro line 1
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