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Guangzhou to Shanghai Train

By now, 9 high speed trains are in service from Guangzhou to Shanghai, handled by Guangzhou South/ Guangzhou East Railway Station and Shanghai South/ Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. These high speed trains take a total travel time of around 6.5 to 8.5 hours to finish the distance as long as 1,790 kilometers (1,112 miles). The train ticket price for a first class seat costs CNY 1,338 - 1,461 and for a second class is CNY 846 - 912.

Besides, 3 bullet D trains run overnight on every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, taking the travel time of about 11 - 11.5 hours. A soft sleeper costs CNY 900; in low travel season, discounts are offered.

Except for the high speed trains, 4 normal speed train is in service for passengers’ use, operated from Guangzhou/ Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station to Shanghai/ Shanghai Songjiang Railway Station. It takes about 16.5 - 23 hours on the way, costing CNY 584.5 - 668 on a soft sleeper and CNY 343.5 - 377 on a hard sleeper.
 

Guangzhou to Shanghai Train Tickets Booking

Train
Dep.
Arr.
TrainDep.Arr.Duration
K512
Details of the Train K512:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Haikou -18:48
2Xuwen 22:2022:31
3Leizhou 23:3323:36
4Zhanjiang West 00:1900:26
5Maoming 01:2301:29
6Zhaoqing 04:5705:02
7Guangzhou Baiyun 07:2207:52
8Yingde 09:1509:18
9Shaoguan East 10:1810:24
10Lechang 10:5811:15
11Pingshi 11:4712:19
12Chenzhou 13:0813:14
13Leiyang 14:0714:19
14Hengyang 15:1215:18
15Hengshan 15:4915:52
16Zhuzhou [hunan] 16:5017:13
17Liling 17:4818:05
18Pingxiang [Jiangxi] 18:3118:36
19Yichun [Jiangxi] 19:1719:22
20Xinyu 19:5620:01
21Yingtan 22:4622:59
22Shangrao 00:0500:10
23Jinhua 02:3002:36
24Zhuji 03:3403:37
25Hangzhou South 04:2404:31
26Jiaxing 06:1306:17
27Shanghai Songjiang 07:00-
23H8M
07:52
Guangzhou Baiyun
07:00+1
Songjiang South
 
23H8M
K528
Details of the Train K528:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou Baiyun -08:19
2Shaoguan East 10:4010:48
3Danxiashan 11:1411:17
4Shixing 11:3611:42
5Nanxiong 12:0512:19
6Dayu 13:0113:09
7Ganzhou 14:1214:40
8Jian [Jiangxi] 16:3616:41
9Xiaojiang 17:2317:27
10Dongxiang 19:2819:31
11Yingtan 20:0020:08
12Shangrao 21:1421:19
13Quzhou 22:4522:55
14Jinhua 23:5123:59
15Hangzhou South 01:5301:59
16Jiaxing 03:0003:10
17Suzhou [Jiangsu] 05:3805:42
18Wuxi [Jiangsu] 06:1006:14
19Changzhou 06:4106:44
20Nanjing 08:16-
19H27M
08:19
Guangzhou Baiyun
03:46+1
Songjiang South
 
19H27M
G818
Details of the Train G818:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou South -08:28
2Hengyang East 10:0510:07
3Changsha South 10:4110:44
4Nanchang West 12:0112:04
5Hangzhou East 14:1814:20
6Shanghai Hongqiao 15:06-
6H38M
08:28
Guangzhou South
15:06
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
6H38M
G3068
Details of the Train G3068:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -09:10
2Xintang 09:3409:36
3Huizhou North 10:0510:07
4Ganzhou West 11:3011:33
5Nanchang East 13:1313:17
6Jingdezhen North 13:5914:01
7Huangshan North 14:4214:46
8Hangzhou West 15:59-
8H10M
09:10
Guangzhou East
17:20
Shanghai South
 
8H10M
G3068
Details of the Train G3068:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -09:10
2Xintang 09:3409:36
3Huizhou North 10:0510:07
4Ganzhou West 11:3011:33
5Nanchang East 13:1313:17
6Jingdezhen North 13:5914:01
7Huangshan North 14:4214:46
8Hangzhou West 15:59-
7H44M
09:36
Xintang
17:20
Shanghai South
 
7H44M
G1302
Details of the Train G1302:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Zhuhai -12:17
2Zhongshan [Guangdong] 12:4012:42
3Guangzhou South 13:1313:19
4Shaoguan 14:1014:12
5Chenzhou West 14:4314:45
6Hengyang East 15:1815:20
7Changsha South 15:5916:08
8Liling East 16:3116:37
9Pingxiang North 16:4716:49
10Xinyu North 17:1717:19
11Nanchang West 17:5217:57
12Yingtan North 18:3118:35
13Shangrao 19:0119:06
14Quzhou 19:3419:39
15Jinhua 20:0120:03
16Hangzhou East 20:4720:54
17Jiaxing South 21:1921:21
18Shanghai Hongqiao 21:5121:53
19Nantong 23:06-
8H32M
13:19
Guangzhou South
21:51
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
8H32M
G3078
Details of the Train G3078:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -14:13
2Xintang 14:3514:37
3Huizhou North 15:0515:07
4Ganzhou West 16:2816:31
5Jian [Jiangxi] West 17:1717:19
6Nanchang East 18:1718:20
7Poyang 18:4418:46
8Jingdezhen North 19:0819:10
9Huangshan North 19:5019:56
10Hangzhou West 21:0921:12
11Shengze 21:4821:50
12Shanghai Hongqiao 22:24-
8H11M
14:13
Guangzhou East
22:24
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
8H11M
G3078
Details of the Train G3078:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -14:13
2Xintang 14:3514:37
3Huizhou North 15:0515:07
4Ganzhou West 16:2816:31
5Jian [Jiangxi] West 17:1717:19
6Nanchang East 18:1718:20
7Poyang 18:4418:46
8Jingdezhen North 19:0819:10
9Huangshan North 19:5019:56
10Hangzhou West 21:0921:12
11Shengze 21:4821:50
12Shanghai Hongqiao 22:24-
7H47M
14:37
Xintang
22:24
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
7H47M
T170
Details of the Train T170:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou -15:00
2Shaoguan East 17:2917:37
3Ganzhou 20:0420:35
4Jian [Jiangxi] 22:2322:28
5Jinhua 04:5705:06
6Zhuji 05:5806:01
7Hangzhou South 06:3706:43
8Haining 07:2807:31
9Jiaxing 07:4707:50
10Shanghai Songjiang 08:3108:36
11Shanghai South 09:03-
17H31M
15:00
Guangzhou
08:31+1
Songjiang South
 
17H31M
T170
Details of the Train T170:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou -15:00
2Shaoguan East 17:2917:37
3Ganzhou 20:0420:35
4Jian [Jiangxi] 22:2322:28
5Jinhua 04:5705:06
6Zhuji 05:5806:01
7Hangzhou South 06:3706:43
8Haining 07:2807:31
9Jiaxing 07:4707:50
10Shanghai Songjiang 08:3108:36
11Shanghai South 09:03-
18H3M
15:00
Guangzhou
09:03+1
Shanghai South
 
18H3M
G1306
Details of the Train G1306:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -15:00
2Xintang 15:2315:25
3Huizhou North 15:5315:55
4Ganzhou West 17:1617:19
5Nanchang East 18:5719:01
6Huangshan North 20:1820:22
7Hangzhou West 21:3621:39
8Shanghai South 22:42-
7H42M
15:00
Guangzhou East
22:42
Shanghai South
 
7H42M
G820
Details of the Train G820:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou South -15:11
2Chenzhou West 16:2516:27
3Changsha South 17:2717:31
4Yichun [Jiangxi] 18:1218:14
5Nanchang West 18:5719:04
6Jinhua 20:3820:40
7Hangzhou East 21:2421:26
8Shanghai Hongqiao 22:12-
7H1M
15:11
Guangzhou South
22:12
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
7H1M
G1306
Details of the Train G1306:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou East -15:00
2Xintang 15:2315:25
3Huizhou North 15:5315:55
4Ganzhou West 17:1617:19
5Nanchang East 18:5719:01
6Huangshan North 20:1820:22
7Hangzhou West 21:3621:39
8Shanghai South 22:42-
7H17M
15:25
Xintang
22:42
Shanghai South
 
7H17M
Z100
Details of the Train Z100:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou -18:10
2Jinhua 07:2407:30
3Shanghai 10:40-
16H30M
18:10
Guangzhou
10:40+1
Shanghai
 
16H30M
D933
Details of the Train D933:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Foshan West -18:55
2Guangzhou South 19:1419:20
3Humen 19:3719:39
4Shenzhen North 19:5820:05
5Chaoshan 21:4421:47
6Hangzhou East 05:5406:00
7Shanghai Hongqiao 06:50-
11H30M
19:20
Guangzhou South
06:50+1
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
11H30M
D937
Details of the Train D937:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Guangzhou South -19:25
2Humen 19:4219:44
3Shenzhen North 20:0320:10
4Xiamen North 23:1123:16
5Ningbo 04:0204:24
6Hangzhou East 05:5906:05
7Shanghai Hongqiao 06:55-
11H30M
19:25
Guangzhou South
06:55+1
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
11H30M
D943
Details of the Train D943:
 StationArr.TimeDep.Time
1Zhuhai -18:14
2Zhongshan [Guangdong] 18:3718:39
3Guangzhou South 19:1019:35
4Shenzhen North 20:0720:15
5Huiyang 20:3920:46
6Chaoshan 21:5721:59
7Xiamen North 23:0723:11
8Ningbo 03:5204:14
9Hangzhou East 05:3405:55
10Shanghai Hongqiao 06:45-
11H10M
19:35
Guangzhou South
06:45+1
Shanghai Hongqiao
 
11H10M

Running Route of Guangzhou to Shanghai High Speed Train

Guangzhou-Changsha High Speed Railway Line: As long as 707 kilometers (439 miles), this high speed railway line constitutes a part of Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway Line and connects railway stations like Guangzhou South, Shaoguan, Chenzhou West, Zhuzhou West and Changsha South.

Changsha-Shanghai High Speed Railway Line: As a section of Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway Line, Changsha-Shanghai High Speed Railway Line was open on December 10th, 2014, with a distance of about 1,083 kilometers (673 miles). Many big railway stations are linked by this route such as Changsha South, Yichun, Hangzhou East, Jiashan South and Shanghai Hongqiao.
 

Guangzhou - Shanghai Flight

If the train timetable does not meet your schedule, you may take Guangzhou-Shanghai Flight. more than 50 flights are available which are scheduled from 06:45 to 22:00, taking about 2.5 hours to travel between the two cities. The air fare costs around CNY 300 and CNY 1,000.

 See also
Shanghai - Guangzhou Train

How to Travel from Guangzhou to Shanghai



 See detailed Guangzhou Train Schedule & Shanghai Train Schedule
 

Major Rail Lines from Guangzhou to:

Major Rail Lines from Shanghai to:
- Last updated on Feb. 21, 2025 by Grace Yang -