Guangzhou to Datong Train

Currently, 1 Guangzhou to Datong high speed train is shuttling from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Datong South Railway Station. This Guangzhou to Datong train needs the travel time of nearly 13 hours to finish a single trip which is 2,662 kilometers (1,654 miles). It costs CNY 1,562 for a first class seat and CNY 976 for a second class one.

2 normal trains also run with a duration of about 35.5 - 37 hours. The ticket price of a soft sleeper is CNY 810.5 - 861.5 and of a hard sleeper is CNY 506.5 - 525.5.

One can also choose to transfer in Beijing. The overall travel time is about 14 hours and the ticket price for second class seats of Guangzhou to Beijing high speed train and Beijing to Datong high speed train is CNY 1,105.
 

Open Date: January 5, 2025
Travel Time: 13 hours
Travel Distance: 2,347 kilometers (1,458 miles) 
Top Speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
Operated at: Guangzhou South Railway Station, Datong South Railway Station.
Major Stations along the Way: Shaoguan, Chenzhou West, Changsha South, Wuhan, Xinyang East, Zhengzhou, Taiyuan
 

Train

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Train	Dep.	Arr.	Duration
G696 Details of the Train G696:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou South - 06:23 2 Shaoguan 07:14 07:16 3 Chenzhou West 07:47 07:49 4 Hengyang East 08:22 08:24 5 Changsha South 09:01 09:11 6 Miluo East 09:29 09:33 7 Yueyang East 09:53 09:56 8 Xianning North 10:27 10:29 9 Wuhan 10:54 11:11 10 Xiaogan North 11:43 11:46 11 Xinyang East 12:05 12:15 12 Zhumadian West 12:41 12:47 13 Xuchang East 13:17 13:24 14 Zhengzhou 13:56 14:03 15 Jiaozuo 14:36 14:39 16 Jincheng East 15:02 15:04 17 Gaoping East 15:15 15:17 18 Changzhi East 15:40 15:43 19 Xiangyuan East 15:58 16:01 20 Yushe [Shanxi] West 16:28 16:31 21 Taiyuan South 17:04 - 12H47M	06:23 Guangzhou South	19:10 Datong South	12H47M
K729 Details of the Train K729:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou - 09:18 2 Dongguan East 10:38 10:45 3 Huizhou 11:28 11:32 4 Heyuan 12:22 12:25 5 Longchuan [Guangdong] 13:20 13:23 6 Longnan 14:59 15:03 7 Ganzhou 16:24 16:29 8 Xingguo 17:16 17:20 9 Jian [Jiangxi] 18:31 18:35 10 Jiujiang 22:49 22:55 11 Macheng 01:30 01:36 12 Fuyang 04:17 04:48 13 Bozhou 05:58 06:17 14 Shangqiu South 07:06 07:10 15 Dingtao 08:08 08:10 16 Heze 08:27 08:32 17 Liaocheng 10:07 10:15 18 Qinghecheng 11:10 11:12 19 Hengshui 12:06 12:09 20 Xinji 12:41 12:45 21 Taiyuan 16:17 16:36 22 Xinzhou [Shanxi] 17:48 17:53 23 Yuanping 18:25 18:30 24 Shanyin 19:24 - 25 Huairen East 19:54 19:56 26 Datong 20:37 20:37 35H22M	09:18 Guangzhou	20:40+1 Datong	35H22M
K600 Details of the Train K600:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou - 14:39 2 Shaoguan East 17:13 17:17 3 Chenzhou 19:02 19:07 4 Leiyang 20:07 20:11 5 Hengyang 21:04 21:12 6 Changsha 23:11 23:36 7 Wuhan [Wuchang] 03:29 03:52 8 Xinyang 06:46 06:51 9 Zhumadian 07:51 08:07 10 Xiping 08:34 08:37 11 Luohe 08:57 09:01 12 Linying 09:32 09:58 13 Changge 10:27 10:31 14 Zhengzhou 11:14 11:40 15 Xinxiang 12:39 12:43 16 Weihui 13:01 13:06 17 Hebi 13:31 13:36 18 Tangyin 13:51 13:55 19 Anyang 14:13 14:17 20 Handan 14:55 15:12 21 Xingtai 15:43 15:46 22 Shijiazhuang 17:10 17:27 23 Dingzhou 18:14 18:29 24 Baoding 19:06 19:09 25 Gaobeidian 19:50 19:56 26 BeijingFengtai 20:58 21:40 27 Zhangjiakou 00:52 00:58 28 Datong 03:35 03:46 29 Jining [Inner Mongolia] South 05:21 05:27 30 Zhuozi East 05:59 06:02 31 Hohhot East 06:56 07:10 32 Hohhot 07:22 07:32 33 Baotou 09:32 - 36H56M	14:39 Guangzhou	03:35+2 Datong	36H56M

Guangzhou South to Beijing West	Beijing North to Datong South	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Second Class Seat
G336 07:22 - 17:58	G2545 19:09 - 21:09	13h47m	CNY 950 + CNY 155 = CNY 1,105

Notes:
1. The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on the page top.
2. “+1” means the train will arrive on the second day; "+2" means on the third.
3. To shuttle between Beijing West and Beijing North, one can take subway line 3 and transfer to line 4 at Guojia Tushuguan (National Library). Get off at Xizhimen station, which is about 300 meters (328 yards) away from the North Station. It takes about 23 minutes on the train.
 

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There is 1 Datong to Guangzhou high speed train available from Datong South Railway Station to Guangzhou South Railway Station. The travel time is about 12.5 hours.

 See detailed Guangzhou Train Schedule & Datong Train Schedule
 

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