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China High-Speed Rail Map

Pick two cities. See the fastest train, the price, whether to fly instead, and how to book — for the 26 destinations travelers actually visit in China.

48 corridors between 26 cities and 40 stations, with duration, second- and first-class fare, daily departures and a train-versus-flight call on each. Every route carries its own last-verified date; the oldest in the set right now is 2026-04-30. A full re-check of all 48 corridors against the national rail system ran on 2026-08-02, and the corridors found to have drifted since are listed openly rather than quietly overwritten. Free, no sign-up.

All 48 high-speed rail corridors

Every city pair we cover, sorted by daily train frequency. Each row opens a route-specific page with prices, schedule, train-vs-flight verdict, and how to book with a foreign passport.

RouteFastest2nd classDaily
ShanghaiSuzhou23m¥31 – ¥46634
GuangzhouShenzhen30m¥72 – ¥75507
ShanghaiNanjing1h¥55 – ¥171346
ShanghaiHangzhou34m¥34 – ¥87328
BeijingTianjin33m¥39 – ¥55299
HangzhouSuzhou1h 25m¥75 – ¥144179
HangzhouNanjing1h¥115 – ¥249153
ChengduChongqing1h 2m¥85 – ¥191143
Xi'anLuoyang1h 15m¥70 – ¥17598
Xi'anLanzhou2h 28m¥118 – ¥23889
Xi'anChengdu3h¥263 – ¥30080
GuangzhouGuilin2h 4m¥181 – ¥21873
GuangzhouHong Kong47m¥185 – ¥21560
BeijingShanghai4h 18m¥626 – ¥69551
ShenzhenHong Kong18m¥75 – ¥8250
BeijingWuhan3h 48m¥562 – ¥63447
BeijingDatong1h 40m¥151 – ¥17045
ChangshaZhangjiajie1h 45m¥138 – ¥16640
BeijingXi'an4h 10m¥515 – ¥57832
ShanghaiXiamen5h¥495 – ¥58030
HangzhouWuhan3h 59m¥307 – ¥38130
ShanghaiXi'an5h 39m¥688 – ¥78728
Xi'anChongqing5h 4m¥384 – ¥46426
BeijingHarbin4h 33m¥600 – ¥64824
BeijingQingdao3h¥354 – ¥36824
ShanghaiGuangzhou6h 14m¥810 – ¥91924
ChengduKunming5h 50m¥264 – ¥27324
ShanghaiShenzhen6h 35m¥552 – ¥71022
ChengduGuilin4h 58m¥445 – ¥51620
BeijingGuangzhou7h 17m¥703 – ¥103317
ChongqingZhangjiajie2h 2m¥191 – ¥26117
ShanghaiChengdu10h 31m¥721 – ¥99215
BeijingChongqing6h 54m¥330 – ¥94112
BeijingChengdu7h 30m¥784 – ¥103411
Xi'anPingyao2h 25m¥150 – ¥15911
KunmingLijiang3h 29m¥166 – ¥19911
ChengduZhangjiajie3h 58m¥398 – ¥4167
BeijingPingyao3h 35m¥239 – ¥2804
ShanghaiGuilin7h 18m¥317 – ¥7614
Hong KongXiamen3h 29m¥258 – ¥3734
BeijingGuilin7h 58m¥649 – ¥9523
Hong KongGuilin3h 2m¥360 – ¥4103
Hong KongShanghai8h 8m¥966 – ¥11343
ShanghaiZhangjiajie7h 15m¥786 – ¥8263
Hong KongHangzhou6h 52m¥791 – ¥8462
BeijingZhangjiajie12h 1m¥9222
Hong KongChongqing7h 7m¥7881
Hong KongZhangjiajie6h 42m¥755 – ¥7691
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Data from China's national rail system · updated monthly