Changsha to Taiyuan Train

Changsha South Railway Station operates 2 high speed trains to Taiyuan/ Taiyuan South Railway Station. The two Changsha to Taiyuan high speed trains take about 5.5 - 8 hours to complete the overall travel distance of 1,542 kilometers (958 miles). The ticket price for a first class seat is CNY 978.5 - 988.5 and for a second class seat is CNY 610.5 - 616.5.   

Additionally, 1 normal speed train is in service from Changsha Railway Station to Taiyuan Railway Station, taking the duration of 28 hours. A soft sleeper costs CNY 582 and a hard sleeper costs CNY 377.
 

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Train	Dep.	Arr.	Duration
K238 Details of the Train K238:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Shenzhen East - 15:40 2 Dongguan 16:25 16:30 3 Guangzhou North 17:29 17:35 4 Shaoguan East 19:36 19:42 5 Chenzhou 21:28 21:32 6 Hengyang 23:15 23:21 7 Changsha 01:25 02:01 8 Xianning 05:48 05:58 9 Wuhan [Wuchang] 07:09 07:33 10 Xiaogan 08:53 08:56 11 Huayuan 09:25 09:28 12 Guangshui 09:59 10:02 13 Xinyang 10:52 10:56 14 Zhumadian 11:59 12:02 15 Luohe 12:45 12:54 16 Pingdingshan 14:00 14:06 17 Baofeng 14:51 14:55 18 Ruzhou 15:28 15:33 19 Luoyang 16:41 17:06 20 Xinanxian 17:35 17:45 21 Mianchi 18:19 18:22 22 Sanmenxia 19:16 19:19 23 Sanmenxia West 19:43 19:48 24 Lingbao 20:13 20:17 25 Mengyuan 21:23 21:51 26 Yongji 23:07 23:09 27 Yuncheng [Shanxi] 23:54 23:59 28 Houma 01:08 01:12 29 Linfen 02:00 02:06 30 Huozhou 02:57 02:59 31 Jiexiu 04:13 04:17 32 Pingyao 04:38 04:41 33 Yuci 05:36 05:40 34 Taiyuan 06:05 - 28H4M	02:01 Changsha	06:05+1 Taiyuan	28H4M
G696 Details of the Train G696:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Guangzhou South - 06:23 2 Shaoguan 07:14 07:16 3 Chenzhou West 07:47 07:49 4 Hengyang East 08:22 08:24 5 Changsha South 09:01 09:11 6 Miluo East 09:29 09:33 7 Yueyang East 09:53 09:56 8 Xianning North 10:27 10:29 9 Wuhan 10:54 11:11 10 Xiaogan North 11:43 11:46 11 Xinyang East 12:05 12:15 12 Zhumadian West 12:41 12:47 13 Xuchang East 13:17 13:24 14 Zhengzhou 13:56 14:03 15 Jiaozuo 14:36 14:39 16 Jincheng East 15:02 15:04 17 Gaoping East 15:15 15:17 18 Changzhi East 15:40 15:43 19 Xiangyuan East 15:58 16:01 20 Yushe [Shanxi] West 16:28 16:31 21 Taiyuan South 17:04 - 7H56M	09:11 Changsha South	17:07 Taiyuan	7H56M
G680 Details of the Train G680:   Station Arr.Time Dep.Time 1 Shenzhen North - 10:15 2 Humen 10:32 10:34 3 Guangzhou South 10:51 10:54 4 Hengyang East 12:30 12:32 5 Changsha South 13:06 13:09 6 Yueyang East 13:40 13:42 7 Wuhan 14:29 14:32 8 Zhengzhou 16:15 16:18 9 Jiaozuo 16:51 16:53 10 Jincheng East 17:16 17:18 11 Changzhi East 17:47 17:49 12 Taiyuan South 18:52 - 5H43M	13:09 Changsha South	18:52 Taiyuan South	5H43M

Changsha South to Shijiazhuang	Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan South	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Second Class Seat
G502 07:08 - 12:49	G1863 13:59 - 15:34	8h26m	CNY 550 + CNY 71.5 = CNY 621.5
G294 08:35 - 14:51	G2639 15:42 - 17:04	8h29m
G336 10:18 - 16:41	D1675 17:35 - 19:06	8h48m
G74 13:13 - 17:29	G681 18:20 - 19:43	6h30m	CNY 659 + CNY 71.5 = CNY 730.5
G306 13:32 - 18:42	G791 19:30 - 20:59	7h27m	CNY 550 + CNY 71.5 = CNY 621.5
G422 15:26 - 20:15	G615 21:05 - 22:27	7h1m	CNY 550 + CNY 57 = CNY 607

 Presently, from Changsha to Taiyuan, passengers can also choose any one among 6 flights which are from 07:25 to 21:55. The total travel time is about 2 hours and the air fare is around CNY 400 to CNY 900.
 Changsha - Shijiazhuang High Speed Railway Line: As an indispensable section of Beijing - Guangzhou High Speed Railway Line, Changsha - Shijiazhuang High Speed Railway Line runs the distance of 1,310 kilometers (814 miles), connecting railway stations of Yueyang East, Wuhan, Xinyang East, Zhengzhou East, Xinxiang East and Xingtai East.

Shijiazhuang - Taiyuan High Speed Railway Line: This high speed railway line as long as 232 kilometers (144 miles), has been in service since April 1st, 2009, mainly linking Shijiazhuang Railway Station, Yangquan North Railway Station and Taiyuan South Railway Station.
 2 Taiyuan to Changsha high speed trains are available, taking about 5.5 - 7.5 hours. 1 normal speed train also runs from Taiyuan to Changsha, taking around 26 hours.

See detailed Changsha Train Schedule & Taiyuan Train Schedule

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