Shanghai - Nanchang Train

Nealy 40 pairs of trains are shutting between Shanghai and Nanchang. About 30 pairs of them are high speed trains taking 3 – 4.5 hours. The rest pairs are normal speed ones taking 9.5 – 17.5 hours. The Nanchang to Shanghai distance or vice versa by high speed train is 741 kilometers (460 miles) and by normal speed one is 817/886 kilometers (508/551 miles).     
 About 30 pairs of high speed G trains are running between Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Nanchang West Railway Station with duration of 3 – 4.5 hours. Most of them originate/end in Shanghai, while only a few end/originate at the other side, which means that most just have a short stopover in Nanchang for not exceeding 9 minutes. Those who take any of them should be prepared beforehand to get off/get on in time. 
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G1501	10:03 - 13:43	3h40m
G1369	12:41 - 16:28	3h47m
G1357	15:08 - 18:10	3h2m
G1365	17:38 - 21:23	3h45m

Around 30 departures in total: departure time from 06:11 to 18:28; duration from 3H to 4H8M.
See more Shanghai Schedule (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G1342	08:41 - 12:13	3h32m
G1348	10:40 - 13:42	3h2m
G1322	14:28 - 18:22	3h54m
G100	16:01 - 19:25	3h24m

Around 30 departures in total: departure time from 07:24 to 19:43; duration from 3H3M to 4H25M.
See more Nanchang Schedule 
 Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Business Class Seat	VIP Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 1,042 - 1,310 USD 153 - 193	CNY 633.5 USD 93	CNY 555.5 - 640.5 USD 82 - 94	CNY 334 - 401 USD 49 - 59

 Running routes:
Jinshan North, Songjiang South, Jiashan South, Jiaxing South, Haining West, Tongxiang, Yuhang, Hangzhou East, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Jiangshan, Quzhou, Yushan South, Longyou, Jiangshan, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Jinxian South, Fuzhou East
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K1556	10:13 - 23:49	13h36m
K123	13:27 - 23:44	10h17m
K287	20:21 - 06:33+	10h12m

 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K353	00:28 - 12:09	11h41m
K1558	15:32 - 05:23+	13h51m
K1187	20:07 - 06:32+	10h25m
K288	21:00 - 06:20+	9h20m
K121	23:18 - 10:39+	11h21m

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

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 297 - 325 USD 44 - 48	CNY 196 - 214 USD 29 - 31	CNY 105 - 115 USD 15 - 17

At one side, 7 pairs of them originate/end in Shanghai South Railway Station, and only one pair originate/end in Shanghai Railway Station. At the other side, all of them are operated in Nanchang Railway Station. 7 pairs of them take Nanchang as an intermediate stop. If you take any of them, please listen to the broadcast notices carefully to get off/get on without delay. Only K287/K288 end/originate at both sides.

Usually, passengers should better choose a soft sleeper or hard sleeper berth for this journey. The sleeper will make passengers feel more comfortable and they can have a good rest at night. Furthermore, they are advised to take overnight sleeper trains including K287, K1558, K1187, K288, K753, K1125, and K121. They depart in the afternoon and arrive in the next morning, saving the day time and one-night accommodation fee.

 Running routes:
 K1556/K1558: Kunshan, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, Chizhou, Dongzhi, and Jiujiang
 Others: Songjiang, Jiashan, Jiaxing, Haining, Hangzhou East, Zhuji, Yiwu, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan, Shangrao, Hengfeng, Yiyang, Guixi, Yingtan, Dongxiang, Jinxian, and Xiangtang
 Direct Shanghai to Nanchang flights take only about 2 hours for a single journey. But if counting in the time consumed to/from airports which are further to downtown than railway stations, the total time on the way has no big difference with the traveling from Shanghai to Nanchang by train, especially by high speed train. Moreover, a flight ticket is expensive than a rail ticket. Also, frequent flight delays may affect the trip performance.

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