Baotou Railway Station

Baotou Railway Station is the biggest comprehensive railway hub in Inner Mongolia. It is about 7 kilometers (4miles)from Baotou city center, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Baotou East Railway Station,17 kilometers (11 miles)fromBaotou Donghe Airport, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Wudangzhao Lamasery, 50 Kilometers (31 miles) from Meiligeng Scenic Area, and 9 kilometers (6 miles) Saihan Tara Park.

Address: Aerding Street, Kundulun District.  Lying along Beijing - Baotou, Baotou - Lanzhou, Baotou - Shenmu and Baotou - Shijiazhuang railway lines, the railway station operates high speed trains to/ from Hohhot and Ulanqab. In the future, the railway station will operate high speed trains to more cities in China including Zhangjiakou and Beijing.Baotou Train Station also operates normal speed trains to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Chongqing, Kunming, Harbin, Shenzhen, Yinchuan, Shenmu, Urumqi and etc.
(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Hohhot	D6772... 56 departures from 06:20 to 20:54	0h52m - 1h35m	CNY 37/ 23 USD 5/ 3
Ulanqab	D6772, D1072... 17 departures from 06:20 to 18:08	1h40m - 2h19m	CNY 122/ 76.5 USD 17/ 11

 
 

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Hohhot	K196, K656, K692... 44 departures from 04:26 to 22:21	1h13m - 3h27m	CNY 110.5/ 77.5 USD 15/ 11
Beijing	Z284, Z338... 10 departures from 07:40 to 21:39	10h15m - 15h30m	CNY 285/ 190 USD 40/ 26
Shanghai	Z284, Z267 from 07:40 to 12:45	23h36m - 25h4m	CNY 669/ 436 USD 93/ 61
Guangzhou	K598 at 16:42	41h48m	CNY 969.5/ 566.5 USD 135/ 79
Hangzhou	Z284, K4275, K655... 7 departures from 07:40 to 22:10	26h38m - 35h42m	CNY 684/ 444 USD 95/ 62
Xi'an	K655, K691, K1685... 7 departures from 10:49 to 23:42	9h19m - 10h53m	CNY 325/ 214 USD 45/ 30
Chongqing	Z4351, K691 at 11:24 and 20:51	20h44m - 29h52m	CNY 537/ 351 USD 75/ 49
Kunming	K691 at 20:51	33h9m	CNY 780.5/ 506.5 USD 108/ 70
Tianjin	Z284, K886 from 07:40 to 21:39	12h27m - 13h36m	CNY 325/ 214 USD 45/ 30
Harbin	K1382 at 12:50	26h49m	CNY 598/ 388 USD 83/ 54
Shenmu	K655 at 10:49 and 11:20	2h24m - 2h55m	CNY 124.5/ 86.5 USD 17/ 12
Changchun	K1382 at 12:50	24h5m	CNY 537/ 351 USD 75/ 49
Urumqi	T303 at 13:08 and 13:55	29h32m - 30h19m	CNY 767.5/ 496.5 USD 107/ 69
Shenzhen	Z184 at 17:02	36h8m	CNY 887/ 575 USD 123/ 80

  The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

 Major Rail Lines from Baotou to:

Baotou Railway Station is one ofthe biggest railway station with advanced equipment and services in north east China. The railway station has five waiting rooms which are in the first and second floor; the one on the first floor is especially for bullet train passengers. The ticketing hall with 15 ticket windows, is located in the first floor. Arrival by bus: 1, 2, 8, 15, 22, 39, 41, 46, 50, 60, 64, 100…

 Arrival by taxi

From	Duration	Fare
Baotou East Train Station	40 minutes	CNY 40 USD 6
Baotou Donghe Airport	40 minutes	CNY 30 USD 4
Meiligeng Scenic Area	70 minutes	CNY 120 USD 18

  Wudangzhao Lamasery
Passengers can take city bus 50 to get to Baotou East Railway Station, then take bus 7 to get to the lamasery.Bus No. 7 only departsat 08:00 and 10:05, and returns at 12:40, 14:40 and17:50.The ticket fare is CNY20 and it costs about 2 hours to get there. Not all bus No.7 get to Wudangzhao Lamasery, so passengers needs to confirm before boarding.  

Passengers can also charter a car to Wudangzhao Lamasery. The rent fare for a 5-seat car is CNY500/day.

 Meiligeng Scenic Area
Passengers can take bus 1 to Credit Cooperative of Southern Suburbs (Nanjiao Xinyongshe), then transfer to bus 9 in the same bus stop and get off the bus in Meiligeng.

 Saihan Tara Park
Passengers can take bus No. 2/64 to Xitu International Hotel (Xitu Guoji Dajiudian), then transfer to bus No. 19 and get off in Saihan Tara Park.
 The railway station now has diversified functional areas such as, Entertainment Area, Business Office Area, Ethic Commercial Area, Service Area and etc. 

Ethic Commercial Area: Passengers who wants to purchase the specialties ofInner Mongolia can go to the Ethic Commercial Area. In this area, passengers can also dine in some restaurants.

Business Office Area: In this area, passengers can handle their emergent business affairs. They can use free Wi-Fi, print and fax documents.