Guangzhou to Xining Train

Currently, 3 Guangzhou to Xining trains are running from Guangzhou/ Guangzhou North Railway Station to Xining Railway Station, taking about 32.5 - 33.5 hours to finish the journey as long as 3,008 kilometers (1,869 miles). The ticket price of a soft sleeper is CNY 908.5 - 955.5 and of a hard sleeper is CNY 533.5 - 549.5.

One can also choose to transfer at Xi’an North Railway Station or Lanzhou West Railway Station for more options. The travel time is from 11.5 to 14.5 hours and the cost for two second class seats is CNY 1,070 - 1,200.
 

Travel Time: Around 32.5 - 33.5 hours
Travel Distance: 3,008 kilometers (1,869 miles)
Operated at: Guangzhou/ Guangzhou North Railway Station, Xining Railway Station
Major Railway Stations along the Way: Guangzhou, Chenzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Lanzhou and Xining.
 

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Train	Dep.	Arr.	Duration
Z138 Details of the Train Z138:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou - 07:54 2 Shaoguan East 10:25 10:31 3 Chenzhou 12:10 12:15 4 Hengyang 13:54 13:59 5 Zhuzhou [hunan] 15:22 15:27 6 Changsha 16:04 16:12 7 Yueyang 17:34 17:37 8 Wuhan [Wuchang] 19:43 20:17 9 Xinyang 22:31 22:34 10 Zhumadian 23:21 23:23 11 Luohe 23:57 23:59 12 Zhengzhou 01:15 01:21 13 Luoyang 02:46 02:50 14 Xi'an 07:22 07:32 15 Baoji 09:00 09:06 16 Tianshui 10:37 10:43 17 Gangu 11:32 11:35 18 Longxi 12:21 12:26 19 Lanzhou 14:45 15:12 20 Xining 17:19 17:28 21 Zhangye West 19:44 19:51 22 Gaotai South 20:26 20:31 23 Jiuquan South 21:25 21:44 24 Jiayuguan South 21:58 22:06 25 Liuyuan South 00:35 00:37 26 Kumul 03:15 03:23 27 Shanshan North 05:38 05:40 28 Turpan North 06:24 06:26 29 Urumqi 07:51 - 33H25M	07:54 Guangzhou	17:19+1 Xining	33H25M
Z264 Details of the Train Z264:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou - 09:15 2 Chenzhou 13:21 13:24 3 Changsha 16:58 17:04 4 Wuhan [Wuchang] 20:23 20:44 5 Zhengzhou 01:34 01:40 6 Luoyang 03:06 03:10 7 Xi'an 07:43 07:53 8 Baoji 09:20 09:26 9 Lanzhou 15:05 15:32 10 Xining 17:59 18:19 11 Delingha 22:11 22:15 12 Golmud 00:36 01:01 13 Amdo 09:34 09:38 14 Nakchu 10:56 11:02 15 Lhasa 14:54 - 32H44M	09:15 Guangzhou	17:59+1 Xining	32H44M
Z230 Details of the Train Z230:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Shenzhen East - 09:35 2 Guangzhou North 11:06 11:10 3 Shaoguan East 13:08 13:13 4 Chenzhou 14:52 14:56 5 Hengyang 16:35 16:39 6 Zhuzhou [hunan] 18:04 18:10 7 Changsha 18:46 18:54 8 Yueyang 20:14 20:20 9 Wuhan [Wuchang] 22:27 22:54 10 Nanyang 03:25 03:55 11 Xi'an 08:56 09:05 12 Baoji 10:37 10:58 13 Tianshui 12:30 12:42 14 Lanzhou 16:23 16:43 15 Haishiwan 18:05 18:13 16 Pinganyi 19:03 19:07 17 Xining 19:44 - 32H34M	11:10 Guangzhou North	19:44+1 Xining	32H34M

Guangzhou South to Xi’an North	Xi’an North to Xining	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Second Class Seat
G834: 06:49 - 16:10	D2697: 17:04 - 21:34	14h45m	CNY 812.5 + CNY 257.5 = CNY 1,070

 

Guangzhou South to Lanzhou West	Lanzhou West to Xining	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Second Class Seat
G814: 09:50 - 19:43	D2697: 20:29 - 21:34	11h44m	CNY 1,142 + CNY 58 = CNY 1,200

 

There is a flight scheduled at 10:35 available from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Xining Caojiabao Airport with a stopover at Longdongbao International Airport. The travel time is over 5 hours and the airfare is from CNY 500 to CNY 1,600.
 

Qinghai Lake is the biggest inland lakes in China. The famous scenic spots in Qinghai Lake are Erlangjian Scenic Area where tourists can rent a boat to appreciate the beauty of the lake, Bird Island – the home to thousands of birds during every April to June and Sun and Moon Mountain where one can breathe fresh air and have a walk.
 

Northern Buddhist Temple, built in Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 534), is the second largest hanging monastery in China. When it comes to rainy days with mist around, tourists can see a totally different scenery of the temple which is also known as Mist and Rain of Northern Buddhist Temple, one of the eight famous scenes in Xining. What’s more, tourists can see Ningshou Tower or Lingguan Palace there, or they can visit the spectacular “Nine Caves and Eighteen Mountain Holes” built in the middle of the mountain. Tourists can visit Buddhist Statues and Taoist Statues after they go to the cave.
 

Kumbum was built for commemorating the founder of Yellow Hat Sect - Tsong Khapa (1357-1419). Great Hall of Golden Roof and Great Hall of Meditation are the most famous parts in the monastery. Moreover, one can see lots of buildings in both Han and Tibetan architectural styles. Golden-gilded Buddhist statues, frescos and applique embroidery can also be found in the temple.
 

3 Xining to Guangzhou trains are in service from Xining Railway Station to Guangzhou/ Guangzhou North Railway Station. The travel time is about 33.5 - 34.5 hours.

 See detailed Guangzhou Train Schedule & Xining Train Schedule
 

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