Beijing - Changsha Train

Up to now, there are about 46 pairs of trains running between Beijing and Changsha. Among them, about 23 pairs are G type bullet trains and the other 16 or so pairs are non-bullet ones; 7 D type bullet trains are operated, 5 of which run every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
  Duration: about 5 - 8 hours
 Distance: about 1,591 km (989 mi)
 Top speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
 Operated at: Beijing West Railway Station/ Beijing Railway Station, Changsha South Railway Station, Changsha Railway Station
 Stations along the way: Zhuozhou East, Gaobeidian East, Baoding East, Dingzhou East, Zhengding Airport, Shijiazhuang, Gaoyi West, Xingtai East, Handan East, Anyang East, Hebi East, Xinxiang East, Zhengzhou East, Xuchang East, Luohe West, Zhumadian West, Minggang East, Xinyang East, Xiaogan North, Wuhan, Xianning North, Chibi North, Yueyang East, Miluo East
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G79	10:00 - 15:10	5h10m
G503	14:47 - 21:52	7h5m
G83	17:00 - 22:25	5h25m

Around 23 departures in total: departure time from 06:50 to 17:00; duration from 5H9M to 7H48M. 
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 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G502	07:08 - 14:12	7h4m
G336	10:18 - 17:58	7h40m
G1580	11:19 - 19:13	7h54m
G508	16:32 - 23:33	7h1m
G898	23:36 - 06:53+	7h17m

Around 23 departures in total: departure time from 07:08 to 23:14; duration from 5H11M to 7H54M. 
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Note:
The timetable listed above is for reference only. You can search for the real-time schedule by the tool on page top.
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,445 / USD 343	CNY 1,244 / USD 175	CNY 778 / USD 109

Beijing - Changsha Railway Map

For the trip from Changsha to capital city, there is also one or so overnight high speed D train every Friday to next Monday. The ride takes about 8 hours. Also, there are soft sleeper and second class seat set up on the overnight trains. The ticket price of soft sleeper is under adjustment by railway authority and changes frequently.
  Duration: about 14 - 21.5 hours
 Distance: about 1,587 km (986 mi)
 Top speed: 100/ 120/ 140/ 160 km/h (62/ 75/ 87/ 99 mph)
 Operated at: Beijing Fengtai Railway Station/ Beijing West Railway Station, Changsha Railway Station
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K599	05:19 - 01:38+	20h19m
T145	12:16 - 04:20+	16h4m
Z5	16:05 - 06:13+	14h8m
Z285	21:37 - 11:46+	14h9m

Around 16 departures in total: departure time from 05:19 to 22:30; duration from 14H8M to 20H56M. 
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z14	00:42 - 15:15	14h33m
K158	01:45 - 22:48	21h3m
Z54	02:38 - 17:17	14h39m
T146	17:16 - 11:01+	17h45m

Around 16 departures in total: departure time from 00:42 to 23:36; duration from 14H25M to 21H22M. 

Note: The timetable listed above is for reference only. You can search for the real-time schedule by the tool on page top.
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Deluxe Soft Sleeper	Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 972.5 USD 137	CNY 527.5 USD 74	CNY 343.5 USD 48	CNY 189.5 USD 27

  In addition, there are also flights available between with duration of around 2.5 hours. However, the airports are far from the city center. If you take the transfer time into consideration, duration may not differ a lot from rail travel. The flight ticket price is usually higher but if good discount offered by the airlines, it can be competitive as well.

See also: Beijing to Changsha: Best Ways to Travel


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