Guangzhou - Jinan Train

There are around 3 pairs of high speed and also about 2 pairs of normal speed overnight trains between Guangzhou and Jinan each day. The high speed trains between Guangzhou North/ Guangzhou South Railway Station and Jinan / Jinan West Railway Station take about 10 hours and overnight normal trains between Guangzhou / Guangzhou East Railway Station and Jinan Railway Station take 21 - 26.5 hours for a one-way journey. Due to the long distance of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles), the high speed trains depart at early morning and arrive at late afternoon, which means you need to spend a whole day for the journey.
  Open Date: Dec 28, 2013
 Running Distance: 2,008 km (1,247 miles)
 Top Speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G276	06:48 - 16:49	10h1m
G2056	08:05 - 18:34	10h29m
G280	08:15 - 18:06	9h51m

See more Guangzhou Schedule
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G279	07:26 - 17:59	10h33m
G275	09:08 - 19:22	10h14m
G2058	10:17 - 21:47	11h30m

See more Jinan Schedule

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

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,811 - 2,997.5 USD 413 - 441	CNY 1,433 - 1,541 USD 211 - 227	CNY 894.5 - 956.5 USD 132 - 141

 Stations along the way:
Shaoguan, Chenzhou West, Leiyang West, Hengshan West, Hengyang East, Zhuzhou West, Changsha South, Chibi North, Yueyang East, Xianning North, Wuhan, Xinyang East, Minggang East, Zhumadian West, Luohe West, Xuchang East, Zhengzhou East, Lankao South, Shangqiu, Dangshan South, Yongcheng North, Xiaoxian North, Xuzhou East, Zaozhuang, Qufu East, Tai’an in Shandong
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
T881	18:56 - 18:55+	23h59m
Z169	21:59 - 01:23++	27h24m

 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
T879	16:45 - 17:02+	24h17m
Z170	17:44 - 19:34+	25h50m
Z167	18:05 - 19:34+	25h29m

Notes:
1. “+” indicates the second day; “++” indicates the third day.
2. The above timetable 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 724 - 799.5 USD 106 - 118	CNY 428 - 464.5 USD 63 - 68	CNY 236 - 254.5 USD 35 - 37

 
 

Guangzhou - Jinan Railway Map

Stations along the way:
T180/ T179: Shaoguan East, Chenzhou, Hengyang, Changsha, Yueyang, Wuchang, Macheng, Shangqiu South, Fuyang, Heze, Jining, Yanzhou, Taishan

Z168/ Z167: Shaoguan East, Chenzhou, Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Changsha, Yueyang, Xianning, Wuchang, Guangshui, Xinyang, Zhumadian, Luohe, Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Shangqiu, Xuzhou, Zaozhuang West, Tengzhou, Zoucheng, Yanzhou, Taishan
 If you don’t want to spend long time on the train, flights are also convenient. There are over 5 pairs of flights each day departing from morning to evening. The 70% discount economy class seat costs CNY 1,210 one way, while the flight duration is less than 3 hours. For business travelers, flight might be a better choice.

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