Shanghai to Foshan Train

Currently, Shanghai South Railway Station has 1 train heading to Foshan Railway Station. The travel time of about 22.5 hours is needed for the Shanghai to Foshan train to complete the travel distance of 1,802 kilometers (1,120 miles). The ticket price for a soft sleeper is CNY 673 and for a hard sleeper is CNY 398.

One can also choose to transfer at Guangzhou South Railway Station, taking 8 to 10 hours in total and costing CNY 802 at least. If you have a tight schedule, you can also choose to take Shanghai to Guangzhou flight and then go to Foshan by high speed train.
 

Train

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Train	Dep.	Arr.	Duration
K511 Details of the Train K511:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Shanghai South - 19:25 2 Jiashan [Zhejiang] 20:13 20:16 3 Jiaxing 20:29 20:32 4 Haining 20:50 20:53 5 Hangzhou South 21:42 21:49 6 Zhuji 22:25 22:28 7 Jinhua 23:32 23:41 8 Quzhou 01:31 01:37 9 Shangrao 03:00 03:05 10 Yingtan 04:13 04:19 11 Xinyu 06:38 06:42 12 Yichun [Jiangxi] 07:16 07:20 13 Pingxiang [Jiangxi] 08:03 08:07 14 Liling 08:34 08:37 15 Zhuzhou [hunan] 09:05 09:25 16 Hengyang 10:49 10:55 17 Chenzhou 12:35 12:40 18 Guangzhou 17:39 18:02 19 Foshan 18:27 18:31 20 Zhaoqing 19:38 19:42 21 Maoming 22:51 22:57 22 Zhanjiang West 00:22 00:42 23 Leizhou 01:43 02:15 24 Xuwen 03:22 03:46 25 Haikou 07:08 - 23H2M	19:25 Shanghai South	18:27+1 Foshan	23H2M

Shanghai Hongqiao to Guangzhou South	Guangzhou South to Foshan West	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Second Class Seat
G85 08:00 - 14:51	D1876 15:38 - 15:57	7h57m	CNY 793 + CNY 12 = CNY 805
G1301 10:23 - 19:03	D2970 19:59 - 20:18	9h55m	CNY 793+ CNY 9 =  CNY 802
G99 14:10 - 21:32	D7492 22:35 - 22:54	8h44m	CNY 793+ CNY 10 =  CNY 803

  Shanghai to Guangzhou Flight
There are over 40 flights from Shanghai to Guangzhou. These flights scheduled from 06:55 to 23:35,   take about 2.5 hours. The air fare is from CNY 500 to CNY 1,100.

 Guangzhou to Foshan Train
Over 60 high speed trains are available from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Foshan West Railway Station, taking about 20 minutes. The ticket price for a first class seat is CNY 16 or CNY 20 and for a second class seat is CNY 10 or CNY 12.

 How to Get to Guangzhou South Railway Station from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Passengers can take metro line 3 to the stop Jiahewanggang and then transfer to metro line 2 to get to Guangzhou South Railway Station.
 Ancestors’ Temple is located in the city center, consisting of attractions like ancient architecture complex, Confucius Temple, Huangfeihong Memorial and etc. There are Kung Fu shows and Lion Dance at 10:00 in the morning and 03:00 in the afternoon. If you have the chance to visit the Ancestors’ Temple, don’t miss the shows!
 In Sanshui Lotus World, you can appreciate various lotus. If you are hungry, you can eat some foods made of lotus seeds and lotus root. Most importantly, you can also watch the show about the love story between Lotus Fairy and Lotus Root Boy.
 In Foshan, there are so many delicious foods. You are advised to taste at least one of the following snacks or dishes: Manggong Cake, Double-skin Milk, Jidi Porridge, Goose Palms, Sliced Frogs with Walnuts and Milt, Dishes made with Zhuhou ketchup and Dried Fish of Shiwan.
 1 Foshan to Shanghai train is in service, taking about 25 hours.

See detailed Shanghai Train Schedule & Foshan Train Schedule

Major Rail Lines from Shanghai to:
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