Changsha South Railway Station

Changsha South Railway Station is 8 miles (13 km) from Wuyi Square (city center), 6 miles (10 km) from Changsha Railway Station and 11 miles (18 km) from Huanghua International Airport. The South Train Station works closely with the metro, maglev, city buses, taxis, and long distance buses to provide convenient transport for passengers.

Address: Huahou Road, Yuhua District

 The station serves as the transportation hub for Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railways. It only operates bullet trains including these to and from Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Guilin, and Qingdao etc.

 Major Rail Lines from this Station to: 

See detailed Changsha Train Schedule

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing West	G502, G84, G506, G812... 19 departures from 07:08 to 17:09	5h17m - 7h22m	CNY 1,036.5/ 648.5 USD 152/ 95
Hong Kong	G6113, G79, G305 from 07:38 to 18:08	3h11m - 3h45m	CNY 848/ 529 USD 125/ 78
Guangzhou South	G6011, G6011, G6109, G6101... 115 departures from 06:58 to 21:00	2h18m - 3h1m	CNY 474/ 294 USD 70/ 43
Shanghai Hongqiao	G1342, G1344, G1778, G1346... 28 departures from 06:58 to 18:15	4h23m - 6h19m	CNY 798.5/ 478 USD 117/ 70
Xi'an North	G864, G834, G814, G878... 9 departures from 08:58 to 16:20	4h58m - 6h40m	CNY 901/ 563 USD 133/ 83
Wuhan	G502, G1290, G1216, G1778... 108 departures from 07:08 to 21:17	1h18m - 2h10m	CNY 264.5/ 164.5 USD 39/ 24
Qingdao	G288, G288, G288, G1848... 8 departures from 07:54 to 09:29	8h24m - 10h5m	CNY 1,000/ 626.5 USD 147/ 92
Guilin	G539, G535, G1507, G431... 17 departures from 06:52 to 17:01	2h34m - 3h31m	CNY 295/ 184.5 USD 43/ 27
Shenzhen North	G6011, G2270, G6013, G6007... 55 departures from 06:58 to 20:45	2h50m - 5h58m	CNY 603.5/ 388.5 USD 89/ 57

  The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
 

The station can be divided into three zones: west square, east square and the five-storey terminal building. The roof of the terminal building resembles the ups and downs of mountains and water waves, with the platforms formed like canopies. The unique design makes the station co-exists in synergy with the surrounding landscape.

Floor	West Square	Station Building	East Square
2F	---	Waiting Hall	---
1F	Entrance, taxi drop-off area	Entrance hall, platforms, ticket counters	Entrance, taxi drop-off area
-1F	Exit, Lituo Long-distance Bus Station	Arrival floor, ticket counters	Exit, City bus stops, taxi stands, metro entrance, maglev entrance
-2F	Taxi stands, metro entrance	Metro transfer hall	Parking lots
-3F	Metro platform	Metro platform	Parking lots

Note:
1. Platforms and boarding gates for Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway are in the west of the station and those for Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway are in the east of the station. So to save you time, passengers who travel in north-south direction are advised to enter via West Square and passengers who travel in east-west direction should use East Square.
2. Lituo Long-distance Bus Station has buses to well-known scenic spots, such as Zhangjiajie, Phoenix Ancient City and Mt. Shaoshan.
 

Changsha South Railway Station

By bus:
The city bus stops are set up in the south side on -1F of east square. There are buses including No. 8, 16, 63, 63 (express line), 66, 68, 124, 135, 148, 148 (branch line), 159, 160, 208, 348, 503, 601, Airport Express Line (South Coach Station Line).

By Metro:
The line 2 and line 4 have a stop at the Changsha South Train Station. There are bilingual signs showing the way between the railway entrance/exit and metro platforms.

By Maglev:
Maglev is the most convenient and fastest way for transfer between the station and airport. Travelers can go to -1F of East Square to take it.
 
By Taxi:
Passengers arriving by taxi will be dropped off at the drop-off areas on the 1F right outside to the entrance. For passengers who travel to downtown, the taxi pick-up stands can be found at -2F on West Square and -1F on East Square.

To/From	Time (minutes)	Cost
Changsha Railway Station	25	CNY35
Huanghua International Airport	40	CNY60
Wuyi Square (City Center)	30	CNY35

  Changsha Railway Station:
Take metro line 2 to get there directly and get out from exit 3.

 Wuyi Square (City Center):
Take metro line 2 to Wuyi Square and get out from exit 7.

 Huanghua Airport:
1. Take the Express Line at South Railway Station Bus Stop to Huanghua Airport. The bus departs from 08:25 to 17:25 every 60 minutes and 17:25 to 20:00 every 30 minutes. The travel time is about 40 minutes and the ticket fare is CNY20.5.
2. Take a Maglev Train to the airport. It is available between 09:00 and 18:00 with an interval of 25 minutes. Duration is about 20 minutes and ticket fare is CNY 20.

 Fenghuang Ancient Town:
Take a coach at Lituo Express Bus Station on West Square of the station to Fenghuang Ancient Town. The coach is available at 12:20, 15:00 and 16:30. The travel time is about 6 hours and the ticket fare is CNY150.

 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area in Zhangjiajie:
Take a coach at Lituo Bus Station to Zhangjiajie Bus Terminal. The coach is available at 11:40, 13:00, 14:10, 15:20 and 16:50. The travel time is about 5.5 hours and the ticket fare is CNY135. Next, change to buses to Wulingyuan Bus Station, the ticket fare is CNY12 and take no longer than 45 minutes. After getting off, passengers can take bus line 1 or 2 to the ticket office of the scenic spot. From Zhangjiajie Bus Terminal, passengers can also take buses to other scenic sites in the city.
  Ticket Office:
There are totally 27 ticket counters in the station, 17 in the west side of the station building and 10 in the east. They can be found on the -1F and 1F.

 Waiting Hall:
2F is a major waiting hall which consists of normal waiting rooms and VIP rooms. Passengers can find their corresponding waiting room according to the LED screens. In the waiting hall, there are restaurants, cafés, newsstands, toilets, drinking water and convenience shops. There is a customer service center inside the hall.

 Left Luggage:
There are luggage storage cabinets available in the waiting hall on 2F. It usually charges CNY10 per bag for every 12 hours (less than 12 hours will be counted as 12 hours).