Baotou Train

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.  

Baotou Railway Station Train Schedule

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.

High Speed Train schedule

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)
ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Hohhot
D6772...
56 departures from 06:20 to 20:54
0h52m - 1h35mCNY 37/ 23
USD 5/ 3
Ulanqab
D6772, D1072...
17 departures from 06:20 to 18:08
1h40m - 2h19mCNY 122/ 76.5
USD 17/ 11
 
 

Normal Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Hohhot
K196, K656, K692...
44 departures from 04:26 to 22:21
1h13m - 3h27mCNY 110.5/ 77.5
USD 15/ 11
Beijing
Z284, Z338...
10 departures from 07:40 to 21:39
10h15m - 15h30mCNY 285/ 190
USD 40/ 26
Shanghai
Z284, Z267 from 07:40 to 12:4523h36m - 25h4mCNY 669/ 436
USD 93/ 61
Guangzhou
K598 at 16:4241h48mCNY 969.5/ 566.5
USD 135/ 79
Hangzhou
Z284, K4275, K655...
7 departures from 07:40 to 22:10
26h38m - 35h42mCNY 684/ 444
USD 95/ 62
Xi'an
K655, K691, K1685...
7 departures from 10:49 to 23:42
9h19m - 10h53mCNY 325/ 214
USD 45/ 30
Chongqing
Z4351, K691 at 11:24 and 20:5120h44m - 29h52mCNY 537/ 351
USD 75/ 49
Kunming
K691 at 20:5133h9mCNY 780.5/ 506.5
USD 108/ 70
Tianjin
Z284, K886 from 07:40 to 21:3912h27m - 13h36mCNY 325/ 214
USD 45/ 30
Harbin
K1382 at 12:5026h49mCNY 598/ 388
USD 83/ 54
Shenmu
K655 at 10:49 and 11:202h24m - 2h55mCNY 124.5/ 86.5
USD 17/ 12
Changchun
K1382 at 12:5024h5mCNY 537/ 351
USD 75/ 49
Urumqi
T303 at 13:08 and 13:5529h32m - 30h19mCNY 767.5/ 496.5
USD 107/ 69
Shenzhen
Z184 at 17:0236h8mCNY 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:

Station Plan

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.

How to get to Baotou Railway Station

 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
 

How to get to famous scenic spots in Baotou

 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.
 

Facilities & Services

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.
- Last updated on Aug. 07, 2025 by Grace Yang -