Introduction
Now you have 3 ways to travel between Xian in Shannxi Province and Chongqing Municipality City: by flight, high speed train or overnight train.
Xian – Chongqing by Direct High Speed Train, 2 Trains Daily
Now, it’s been available to travel between Xi’an and Chongqing by high speed train since December 6 off 2017, when the Xian – Chengdu High Speed Rail started operation, which links Xian North Station, Chengdu East Station and Chongqing North Station by D type high speed trains.
From Xian to Chongqing: Two daily direct D type high speed trains D4283 & D4287 leave from Xian North Station (Xian Bei) and arrive at Chongqing North Station (Chongqing Bei), takig about 5 hours & 10minutes & the fare is from 279.5 for a 2nd class seat.
From Chongqing to Xian: There are 2 daily direct D bullet trains (D4281 & D4285) running from Chongqing North Station to Xian North Station.
| Xian – Chongqing Direct High Speed Train (2 daily) | |||||||
| Train Type | From – To | Frequency | First-Last | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
| 2nd Cls | 1st Cls | Biz Cls | |||||
| D train | Xian North to Chongqing North | 2 daily | 10:00-14:12 | 5h10 | 279.5 | 439.5 | |
| D train | Chongqing North to Xian North | 2 daily | 08:20-13:42 | 5h25 | 279.5 | 439.5 | |
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For a live schedule & ticket availability, please refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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- Station used in Xian: Xian North (Xian Bei)
- Station used in Chongqing: Chongqing North (Chongqing Bei)
- Station used in Chengdu:: Chengdu East (Chengdu Dong)
Xian – Chongqing via Chengdu by Bullet Train, 6+ Trains Daily
Since there are only 2 direct D trains running between Xian and Chongqing. Chance are that the D trains are limited and tickets can be sold out, and sometimes you may probably miss your train. Then here comes the solution – making a transfer at Chengdu.
By making a transfer at Chengdu East Station (Xian North – Chengdu East – Chongqing North), you will have more train options. It has 6 daily D bullet trains linking Xian North & Chengdu East, and 45 daily D and G type high speed trains linking Chengdu East & Chongqing North.
See Xian – Chengdu high speed train
| Xian – Chengdu – Chongqing High Speed Train | |||||||
| Train Type | From – To | Frequency | First-Last | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
| 2nd Clsr | 1st Cls | Biz Cls | |||||
| D train | Xian North – Chengdu East | 6 daily | 08:22-12:53 | 4h25 | 263 | 397 | |
| G & D train | Chengdu East to Chongqing North | 45 daily | 06:44-21:40 | 1h40-2h20 | 96.5 | 116 | 289.5 |
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For a live schedule & ticket availability, please refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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