Beijing - Baotou Train

Currently, About 5 pairs of high speed trains run between Beijing North Railway Station/Qinghe Railway Station and Baotou Railway Station/East Railway Station with a travel time of 3.5 - 4 hours. The 2nd class seat is CNY 255 - 266.

About 10 pairs of normal speed trains including overnight sleeper trains are running between Beijing and Baotou. The travel time varies from 11 - 16.5 hours. Ticket fare for a hard sleeper costs CNY 214 - 305. They are running between Baotou Railway Station and Beijing Railway Station/ Beijing West Railway Station, with some stop of a few minutes at Baotou East Railway Station. 
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2491	08:31 - 12:07	3h36m
D1071	08:47 - 12:35	3h48m
G2493	12:00 - 15:33	3h33m
D1073	14:03 - 18:02	3h59m
G2495	17:50 - 21:11	3h21m
D1075	18:45 - 22:42	3h57m

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 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2492	07:30 - 10:50	3h20m
D1072	08:23 - 13:07	4h44m
G2494	13:16 - 16:47	3h31m
D1074	13:46 - 18:15	4h29m
G2496	16:32 - 20:06	3h34m
D1076	18:43 - 22:31	3h48m

Note: The above timetable is for reference only. For real-time schedule, you can search for it by the tool on top of this page.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 765 - 799 USD 113 - 118	CNY 366 - 420 USD 54 - 62	CNY 235 - 266 USD 35 - 39

  Duration: about 11 - 16.5 hours
Operated at: Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Baotou Railway Station, Baotou East Railway Station
Major stations along the way: Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Jining, Hohhot
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z283	11:23 - 22:22	10h59m
K597	21:40 - 09:31+	11h51m
K885	23:58 - 11:46+	11h48m

Around 10 departures in total: departure time from 03:42 to 21:40; duration is 10H59M to 12H22M. 
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z284	06:44 - 18:28	11h44m
K598	17:18 - 04:28+	11h10m
K886	22:55 - 11:15+	12h20m

Around 10 departures in total: departure time from 06:44 to 22:55; duration is 10H51M to 12H39M. 

Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 285 - 415.5 USD 42 - 61	CNY 190 - 272.5 USD 28 - 40	CNY 102 - 148.5 USD 15 - 22

K and Z types of trains are used for this journey. Among them, Z types and some K types including Z283/Z284, Z179/Z180, K55/K56 take the shortest time of 10.5 – 11.5 hours or so. If possible, passengers had better travel by any of them to save some time.

 Running routes: Gaobeidian, Baoding, Dingzhou, Shijiazhuang North, Yangquan North, Taiyuan, Jiaocheng, Wenshui, Fenyang, Lvliang, Liulin South, Mizhi, Yulin, Ordos, Dongsheng West, Dalad West
 High speed train runs faster, so it saves more time for travellers and the tickt price is cost-efficiency. It is the first-choice of most travelers. 

Direct flights are available between the two cities, taking around 1.5 hours for a single trip. But counting in the travel time to/from the airport, the total travel time is no big difference from the high speed train travel time. Full price for an economy class seat is about CNY810 - 890 based on the different airports. Usually, when the airlines offer discounts, the ticket fare for an economy class seat may be low to CNY250 – CNY450.

Overnight sleeper trains are also good choices as they can save the day time and one-night hotel expenses. With a hard or soft sleeper, passengers can lie down to have a good rest as well. They are prefered by many budget travelers.