Hong Kong to Beijing by train
Travel from Hong Kong (China) to Beijing (China) by train (1972km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Hong Kong - Beijing @ 2025-01-25
To travel from Hong Kong to Beijing by train, please read the following information. Buy your train ticket online via the given booking links. There are frequent long distance connections and interesting high-speed-train routes available in China.
Your travel route could be like that.
1972 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Hong Kong to Beijing, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Beijing - Hong Kong / Beijing - Wuhan / Beijing - Chengdu / Beijing - Guangzhou / Beijing - Nanning / Beijing - Harbin / Beijing - Kunming / Beijing - Shenzhen / Beijing - Zhengzhou / Shanghai - Wuhan1 Hong Kong (China) - Beijing (China)
1a Travelling from Hong Kong (China) to Beijing (China)
To travel from Hong Kong to Beijing in China by train, make use of the new high-speed train connection between both cities. The travel time is now only nine hours (instead of twelve in the past) for the distance of about 2.400 kilometres.
The departure time of the high-speed train is at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 08:05 in the morning. Arrival time in Beijing West station at 17:01 in the evening.
Ticket prices starts from Euro 137 (CNY 1.077) in second class. First class is Euro 219 (CNY 1.724). Business class Euro 427 (CNY 3.369). Child ticket prices are 50% of the adult prices. You can buy your ticket up to 30 days in advance via one of the booking links mentioned bellow.
The high-speed train route is via Chinas major cities like Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Optional you have the night train which takes about 24 hours of travel time including one night in the train. It runs every second day from Hong Kong Hung Hom Station to Beijing West.
The departure time in Hong Kong Hung Hom (Kowloon) Station is at 15:15. The arrival time in Beijing West 15:30 the next day.
The night train is much cheaper than the high-speed train and the common standard way of travel. Ticket prices starts from Euro 28 (CNY 215) in second class (hard sleeper, six berths in or open compartment). First class is Euro 41 (CNY 323) with four berths in a soft sleeper. Business class Euro 58 (CNY 452) is a deluxe soft sleeper with to berths in a compartment and a private toilet. Child ticket prices are 50% of the adult prices. You can buy your ticket for the direct night train up to 28 days in advance via one of the booking links mentioned bellow.
The night train runs via Guangzhou, Changsha, Wuchang and Zhengzhou.
Where to buy a ticket from Hong Kong to Beijing?
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The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
China Railway High-speed (CRH)
train company:
CNR 中国铁路总公司
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
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