Beijing - Baotou Train

Currently, 4 pairs of high speed trains run between Beijing North Railway Station/Qinghe Railway Station and Baotou Railway Station with a travel time of 3.5 - 4 hours. The 2nd class seat is CNY 225 - 255.

11 pairs of normal speed trains including overnight sleeper trains are running between Beijing and Baotou. The travel time varies from 10.5 - 17 hours. Ticket fare for a hard sleeper costs CNY 208 - 299.5. They are running between Baotou Railway Station and Beijing Railway Station/ Beijing West Railway Station, with some stop of a few minutes at Baotou East Railway Station. 
 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2481	08:14 - 12:16	4h2m
G2483	12:59 - 16:37	3h38m
G2485	16:07 - 20:05	3h58m
G2487	17:45 - 21:31	3h46m

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 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2482	07:21 - 10:39	3h18m
G2484	08:13 - 12:02	3h49m
G2486	13:15 - 16:53	3h38m
G2488	17:42 - 21:26	3h44m

Note: The above timetable is for reference only. For real-time schedule, you can search for it by the tool on top of this page.
 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 673 - 764 USD 98 - 111	CNY 342 - 391 USD 50 - 57	CNY 225 - 255 USD 33 - 37

  Duration: about 10.5 - 17 hours
Operated at: Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Baotou Railway Station
Major stations along the way: Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Jining, Hohhot
 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K55	02:48 - 15:11	12h23m
Z351	03:30 - 15:40	12h10m
K263	09:25 - 21:55	12h30m
K395	10:51 - 23:41	12h50m
Z283	11:07 - 22:24	11h17m
K1115	12:52 - 06:02+	17h10m
K1177	13:30 - 01:25+	11h55m
K573	20:37 - 08:53+	12h16m
K41	20:45 - 09:00+	12h15m
Z179	21:04 - 07:59+	10h55m
K597	21:32 - 09:23+	11h51m
K885	23:43 - 12:06+	12h23m

 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z284	06:51 - 18:31	11h40m
K42	07:30 - 19:39	12h9m
Z184	15:57 - 03:08+	11h11m
K56	16:39 - 04:22+	11h43m
K598	16:53 - 04:54+	12h1m
K1117	19:11 - 11:45+	16h34m
K264	20:06 - 08:21+	12h15m
K574	20:24 - 09:01+	12h37m
K396	21:54 - 09:49+	11h55m
K1178	22:27 - 11:40+	13h13m
Z180	22:46 - 09:55+	11h9m
K886	22:56 - 11:25+	12h29m

Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Jan 10, 2020)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 315 - 443.5 USD 46 - 64	CNY 208 - 299.5 USD 30 - 43	CNY 105 - 148.5 USD 15 - 22

K and Z types of trains are used for this journey. Among them, Z types and some K types including Z317/Z318, Z179/Z180, K55/K56 take the shortest time of 10.5 – 11.5 hours or so. If possible, passengers had better travel by any of them to save some time.

 Running routes:
 K1115/K1117: Gaobeidian, Baoding, Dingzhou, Shijiazhuang North, Yangquan North, Taiyuan, Jiaocheng, Wenshui, Fenyang, Lvliang, Liulin South, Mizhi, Yulin, Ordos, Dongsheng West, Dalad West
 The rest: Shacheng, Xuanhua, Shalingzi West, Chaigoupu, Tianzhen, Yanggao, Datong, Fengzhen, Jining South, Hohhot East, Hohhot, Salaqi, Chasuqi, Baotou East
 High speed train runs faster, so it saves more time for travellers and the tickt price is cost-efficiency. It is the first-choice of most travelers. 

Direct flights are available between the two cities, taking around 1.5 hours for a single trip. But counting in the travel time to/from the airport, the total travel time is no big difference from the high speed train travel time. Full price for an economy class seat is CNY810 or CNY890 based on the different airports. Usually, when the airlines offer discounts, the ticket fare for an economy class seat may be low to CNY250 – CNY450.

Overnight sleeper trains are also good choices as they can save the day time and one-night hotel expenses. With a hard or soft sleeper, passengers can lie down to have a good rest as well. They are prefered by many budget travelers.