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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 27 destinations travelers actually visit in China.

49 corridors between 27 cities and 45 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 49 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 49 high-speed rail corridors

Every city pair we cover, sorted by daily train frequency. Both directions are listed — trains, fares and the fly-or-ride call differ by direction often enough to be worth their own page. Each link opens a route-specific page with prices, schedule, train-vs-flight verdict, and how to book with a foreign passport.

RouteFastest2nd classDaily
ShanghaiSuzhouSuzhouShanghai23m¥31 – ¥46634
GuangzhouShenzhenShenzhenGuangzhou30m¥72 – ¥75507
ShanghaiNanjingNanjingShanghai1h¥55 – ¥171346
ShanghaiHangzhouHangzhouShanghai34m¥34 – ¥87328
BeijingTianjinTianjinBeijing33m¥39 – ¥55299
HangzhouSuzhouSuzhouHangzhou1h 25m¥75 – ¥144179
HangzhouNanjingNanjingHangzhou1h¥115 – ¥249153
ChengduChongqingChongqingChengdu1h 2m¥85 – ¥191143
Xi'anLuoyangLuoyangXi'an1h 15m¥70 – ¥17598
Xi'anLanzhouLanzhouXi'an2h 28m¥118 – ¥23889
Xi'anChengduChengduXi'an3h¥263 – ¥30080
GuangzhouGuilinGuilinGuangzhou2h 4m¥181 – ¥21873
GuangzhouHong KongHong KongGuangzhou47m¥185 – ¥21560
BeijingShanghaiShanghaiBeijing4h 18m¥626 – ¥69551
ShenzhenHong KongHong KongShenzhen18m¥75 – ¥8250
BeijingWuhanWuhanBeijing3h 48m¥562 – ¥63447
BeijingDatongDatongBeijing1h 40m¥151 – ¥17045
ChangshaZhangjiajieZhangjiajieChangsha1h 45m¥138 – ¥16640
BeijingXi'anXi'anBeijing4h 10m¥515 – ¥57832
ShanghaiXiamenXiamenShanghai5h¥495 – ¥58030
HangzhouWuhanWuhanHangzhou3h 59m¥307 – ¥38130
ShanghaiXi'anXi'anShanghai5h 39m¥688 – ¥78728
Xi'anChongqingChongqingXi'an5h 4m¥384 – ¥46426
BeijingHarbinHarbinBeijing4h 33m¥600 – ¥64824
BeijingQingdaoQingdaoBeijing3h¥354 – ¥36824
ShanghaiGuangzhouGuangzhouShanghai6h 14m¥810 – ¥91924
ChengduKunmingKunmingChengdu5h 50m¥264 – ¥27324
ShanghaiShenzhenShenzhenShanghai6h 35m¥552 – ¥71022
ChengduGuilinGuilinChengdu4h 58m¥445 – ¥51620
BeijingGuangzhouGuangzhouBeijing7h 17m¥703 – ¥103317
ChongqingZhangjiajieZhangjiajieChongqing2h 2m¥191 – ¥26117
ShanghaiChengduChengduShanghai10h 31m¥721 – ¥99215
GuilinYangshuoYangshuoGuilin22m¥26 – ¥3413
BeijingChongqingChongqingBeijing6h 54m¥330 – ¥94112
BeijingChengduChengduBeijing7h 30m¥784 – ¥103411
Xi'anPingyaoPingyaoXi'an2h 25m¥150 – ¥15911
KunmingLijiangLijiangKunming3h 29m¥166 – ¥19911
ChengduZhangjiajieZhangjiajieChengdu3h 58m¥398 – ¥4167
BeijingPingyaoPingyaoBeijing3h 35m¥239 – ¥2804
ShanghaiGuilinGuilinShanghai7h 18m¥317 – ¥7614
Hong KongXiamenXiamenHong Kong3h 29m¥258 – ¥3734
BeijingGuilinGuilinBeijing7h 58m¥649 – ¥9523
Hong KongGuilinGuilinHong Kong3h 2m¥360 – ¥4103
Hong KongShanghaiShanghaiHong Kong8h 8m¥966 – ¥11343
ShanghaiZhangjiajieZhangjiajieShanghai7h 15m¥786 – ¥8263
Hong KongHangzhouHangzhouHong Kong6h 52m¥791 – ¥8462
BeijingZhangjiajieZhangjiajieBeijing12h 1m¥9222
Hong KongChongqingChongqingHong Kong7h 7m¥7881
Hong KongZhangjiajieZhangjiajieHong Kong6h 42m¥755 – ¥7691
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Data from China's national rail system · updated monthly