Guangzhou - Xiamen Train

By far, about 19 pairs of high speed trains and a pair of normal-speed overnight sleeper trains are operated between Guangzhou and Xiamen on a daily basis. The former have a running distance of 538/ 618 km (334/ 384 mi) and the duration of them is about 2.5 - 5 hours. CNY 290 - 339 is needed to book a second class seat on these bullet trains. As for the latter, they take about 11.5 - 12.5 hours to finish a single ride and the minimal price of a hard sleeper ticket is CNY 190.
  Duration: about 2.5 - 5 hours
 Distance: 538/ 618 km (334/ 384 mi)
 Top speed: 250/ 300 km/h (155/ 186 mph)
 Operated at: Guangzhou East/ Guangzhou South Raiway Station, Xiamen/ Xiamen North Railway Station
 Major stations along the way: Humen, Shenzhen North, Huizhou South, Shanwei, Kuitan, Chaoyang, Chaoshan
 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G3044	07:57 - 11:10	3h13m
G1623	10:05 - 14:00	3h55m
G3046	12:35 - 15:52	3h17m
D3313	16:03 - 20:48	4h45m
G3052	17:45 - 21:11	3h26m

About 19 departures in total: departure time from 07:37 to 18:10; duration from 2H44M to 5H13M
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 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D2383	07:00 - 11:35	4h35m
G1609	09:52 - 14:01	4h9m
D2431	12:27 - 16:47	4h20m
D3311	15:22 - 19:17	3h55m
G3051	19:26 - 22:49	3h23m

About 19 departures in total: departure time from 07:00 to 19:26; duration from 2H45M to 4H39M
See more Xiamen Schedule
Note: The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 902.5 - 1,161 USD 125 - 160	CNY 465 - 530 USD 64 - 73	CNY 290 - 339 USD 40 - 47

  Operated at: Guangzhou Railway Station, Xiamen North Railway Station
 Duration: about 11.5 - 12.5 hours
 Distance: 767 - 770 km (476 - 478 mi)
 Top speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
 Major stations along the way: Dongguan East, Huizhou, Heyuan, Longchuan, Xingning, Meizhou, Dapu, Yongding, Longyan
 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K229	20:10 - 08:54+	12h44m

 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K230	17:26 - 04:51+	11h25m

Notes:
1. The above timetables are only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search tool on the top of this page.
2. These trains are recommended to those passengers who want to save one-night accommodation fees. And they are reminded to book the hard sleeper tickets in advance.
3.“+” means the second day.
 (Last Update on Dec 10, 2024)

Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 190 USD 26	CNY 102 USD 14

  
 

Routes	Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare (Second Class Seat)
Guangzhou South - Shenzhen North	Over 300 pairs from about 06:11 - 23:25	About 0.5 - 2 hours	CNY 64 - 388
Shenzhen North - Xiamen North	Over 60 pairs from about 07:06 - 20:41	About 2.5 - 4 hours	CNY 169 - 245
Total	---	About 3 - 6 hours	CNY 233 - 633

 

	High speed train	Flight	Normal speed overnight sleeper train
Duration	2.5 - 5 hours	1.5 hours	11.5 – 12.5 hours
Price	Second class seat: CNY 290 - 339	About CNY1,300 for full fare economy classdepartures; but usually offered 20%-60% discount	Hard sleeper: CNY 190
Departures Frequency	At least 19 every day	About 7 departures per day	1 pair per day
Facilities	Modern	Modern	Kind of backward; Sleepers to lie down
Punctuality	On time	Possible delays	Occasional delays for around 30 minutes or more
Mobile devices	Allowed to use	Should be powered off	Allowed to use
Advantage	Fast	Fast	Slower, but save one-night accommodation fee and day time

   

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