Chengdu East Railway Station

Chengdu East Railway Station is about 8 miles (13 km) from Chengdu Railway Station, 7 miles (11 km) from South Railway Station, 6 miles (10 km) from Tianfu Square (city center) and 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Shuangliu International Airport.     

Address: No. 4, Wanke Road of Chenghua District
   

 

Schedule and Ticket Booking

The station mianly operates trains to/from Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanhgai, Guangzhou, Xian, Hangzhou, Guilin, Nanjing, Leshan, Emeishan, etc.       

Chengdu East Railway Station
Chengdu East Railway Station
 

 Major Rail Lines from the Station to:

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Feb 10, 2026)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Hong Kong
G917 at 10:418h18mCNY 1,398/ 873
USD 203/ 127
Beijing
G4256, G322, G1013, G1308...
9 departures from 00:04 to 15:00
7h31m - 21h6mCNY 1,246/ 327
USD 181/ 47
Shanghai Hongqiao
G1475, D638, G3286, D354...
12 departures from 06:31 to 19:48
10h6m - 15h16mCNY 1,105/ 660
USD 160/ 96
Guangzhou South
G4557, G3711, G3705, D1822...
17 departures from 03:06 to 19:02
6h54m - 13h30mCNY 928/ 578
USD 134/ 84
Xian North
G4256, D4482, D4398, D4484...
82 departures from 00:04 to 19:57
3h10m - 4h31mCNY 380/ 210
USD 55/ 30
Hangzhou East
D2224, G239, D2264, G2191...
5 departures from 07:36 to 10:09
9h19m - 13h40mCNY 1,053/ 660
USD 153/ 96
Shenzhen North
G917, G2941, D962 from 10:41 to 19:027h50m - 14h15mCNY 1,133.5/ 625
USD 164/ 91
Suzhou
D3058, D638, D954, D354...
5 departures from 06:10 to 11:01
11h8m - 14h29mCNY 1,040/ 651
USD 151/ 94
Guilin West
G4557, G4519, D1822, G3703...
17 departures from 03:06 to 19:02
4h58m - 11h3mCNY 640/ 400
USD 93/ 58
Kunming South
G2883, G2885, G2851, G2887...
10 departures from 08:37 to 17:27
6h12m - 6h58mCNY 788/ 482
USD 114/ 70
Dali
G2837, G2845 at 07:30 and 13:428h8m - 8h14mCNY 1,057/ 661.5
USD 153/ 96
Nanjing South
D3058, G1475, D638, D2224...
11 departures from 06:10 to 11:51
10h3m - 12h51mCNY 919/ 575
USD 133/ 83
Changsha South
G2371, G1755, G2277, G1983...
11 departures from 06:45 to 16:20
6h00m - 8h47mCNY 965/ 589
USD 140/ 85
Chongqing
G8575, G489, G3955, D3058...
113 departures from 00:28 to 22:04
1h14m - 2h54mCNY 150/ 56
USD 22/ 8
Pingyao Ancient Town
D1910, D1902 at 07:00 and 07:166h51m - 7h18mCNY 670/ 419
USD 97/ 61
Yangshuo
G4557, D1822, D4208, D1813 from 03:06 to 11:365h24m - 8h20mCNY 682/ 426
USD 99/ 62
Luoyang Longmen
G322, G1282, G3286, G3294...
23 departures from 06:55 to 16:45
4h29m - 6h9mCNY 700/ 437.5
USD 101/ 63
Huangshan North
G2187 at 10:0910h23mCNY 1,589/ 991
USD 230/ 144
Huanglongjiuzhai
C5782, C9470, C16, C5792...
8 departures from 06:45 to 15:45
1h39m - 2h35mCNY 213/ 133
USD 31/ 19
Leshan
C6309, C5651, C6273, G8737...
54 departures from 01:20 to 23:07
0h46m - 2h54mCNY 43/ 27
USD 6/ 4
Emeishan
C6273, C6269, C6343, C6253...
19 departures from 06:34 to 23:07
1h3m - 1h46mCNY 52/ 33
USD 8/ 5

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

Station Plan

This station is one of the largest modern stations in west China, with an east square, a west square, and a five-storey terminal building. It has convenient connections to long-distance bus station, bus stops, subway station, taxi stands and parking lots.
 2F: waiting hall, ticket office, information desk, check points, left luggage service, toilets, hot drinking water, stores, restaurants
 1F: platforms, ticket office, escalators, lifts, left luggage service, toilets, exits, convenient stores
 -1F: arrival hall, ticket office, tourist reception center, bus stops (pick-up), taxi stands (pick-up), convenient stores
 -2F: platforms for subway line 2
 -3F: platforms for subway line 7
 
 West Square: bus stops (drop-off), taxi stands (drop-off), parking lot for private cars
 East Square: long-distance buses, bus stops (drop-off), taxi stands (drop-off)
Waiting Hall of Chengdu East
Waiting Hall
Platform of Chengdu East
Platform
 

How to get to the East Train Station from downtown area?

 Arrival by subway:
Line 2: Passengers should get out from exit 1 or 2 to reach the east square.
Line 7: Get out from exit to reach the railway station.
 
 Arrival by bus:
At East Square: 135, 453, 4, 50, 80, 857, K12, K4, Night Line 2
At West Square: 40, 858A, 90
At Chengdu East Long-distance Bus Terminal: 4, 50, K12, K4, Night Line 2, Airport Special Line 4, Tourist Bus Line 4 to Panda Base
 
Passengers arriving by bus will get off at the west or east square. For those with a ticket, enter the station directly and find the correct waiting area according to the ticket information to wait for departure. For those without, go to the ticket office on 2F to purchase one first and then find a seat inside the waiting hall.
 
 Arrival by taxi
Passengers arriving by taxi will be dropped off at the west or east square.
From Tianfu Square (city center): It takes about 25 minutes and costs CNY25.
From Chengdu Railway Station: It takes 30 minutes and costs approximately CNY35.
From South Station: It takes 15 minutes or so and the cab fare is CNY25.
From Shuangliu Airport: The duration is around 30 minutes and it costs about CNY60.
 
Arrival by long-distance bus:
Passengers getting to the station by long-distance bus will get off at the east square.
 

Ticket Check and Boarding

A number of check points are located inside the waiting hall. Passengers need to read their tickets carefully to know exactly where to have the tickets checked before checking in. After that, follow the direction boards to the platforms to board. One thing to remember is that foreign passengers with passport should go through the manual lane although the station is equipped with automatic ticket check machines. Please note that the check points are usually opened 30 minutes before departure and closed 5 minutes before.
Chengdu Metro Line 2
Take Metro Line 2 to Chengdu East
Exit of Chengdu East
Direction Signs at the Exit
 

How to exit and leave the station?

When arriving, passengers will be led to the exit hall to exit. Afterwards, follow the direction signs to find buses, taxis, subway or long-distance buses to leave the station.
 
 Leave by subway:
Subway entrances are reachable on -1F. 
 
 Leave by bus:
Bus stops can be found on -1F. When getting off, passengers can go there by following direction boards to take buses.
 
 Leave by taxi:
Passengers can easily find the taxi stands on -1F.
 
 Leave by long-distance bus:
East Long-distance Bus Terminal is located at the south side of the east square. It can be easily reached by an underground passage from the rail terminal. Buses departing there will go to cities like Guizhou, Kunming, Yibin, Luzhou, and counties including Pengzhou, Jintang, Wenjiang, and more.
 
 Transportation to other places:
 Tianfu Square (city center):
Take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square Station and get out from exit F.
 
 Chengdu Railway Station:
1. Take subway line 7 to North Railway Station exit E, and then walk north around 100 meters to reach the destination. Or take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square and then change to subway line 1 to the destination, get out from exit A1.
2. Take bus line K12 to the station.

 South Railway Station:
Take subway line 7 to there directly. Or take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square and then change to line 1 to the South Station, exit D1.
 
 Shuangliu International Airport:
1.Take subway line 7 to Taipingyuan, and then transfer to line 10 to the airport.
2. About 19 pairs of trains are available daily from 06:34 to 22:10 between the station and the airport. The travel time is about 15 minutes and the ticket fare is CNY 13 for a first class seat and CNY 8 for a second class seat.

 Tianfu International Airport
1. Take metro line 7 to South Railway Station and transfer to line 18, which will take passengers to Tianfu Airport. 
2. Take Airport Special Bus Line 4 at West Square of Long-distance Bus Terminal. It runs between 06:00 - 23:30 with an interval of 30 minutes.
 

Facilities and Services

 Ticket Office:
Self-service Lockers
Self-service Lockers in Waiting Hall
Altogether eleven ticket offices are available in the station to deal with ticket changes, ticket refunds, and ticket purchasing; and seven of them with 86 ticket windows are located at the two sides of the waiting hall on 2F. Another four are spread respectively on 1F and -1F to satisfy passengers’ needs to purchase tickets.

 Waiting Hall:
The waiting hall has 3,360 chairs, Inquiry Center, restaurants, tea house, café, and 24-hour self-serviced supermarket. Inside the hall, there is also a “Youjia Service Desk”, offering miscellaneous services including inquiry, complaints, and help for the weak, elder, disabled, pregnant, and others.
 
 Left luggage service:
There are luggage cabinets available inside the waiting hall on 2F. Or passengers can temporarily store their luggage on the luggage storage office on 1F. 
- Last updated on Feb. 10, 2026 by Charlotte Qiu -