Guangzhou - Jinan Train

There are about 5 high speed trains running from Guangzhou to Jinan and 6 for the opposite direction. 2 pairs of normal speed overnight trains also shuttle between the two cities every day. The high speed trains between Guangzhou North/ Guangzhou South/ Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station and Jinan/ Jinan West/ Jinan East Railway Station take about 7-12 hours and overnight normal trains between Guangzhou and Jinan Railway Station take 23 - 23.5 hours for a one-way journey. Due to the long distance of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles), the high speed trains depart at early morning and arrive at late afternoon, which means you need to spend a whole day for the journey.
  Open Date: Dec 28, 2013
 Running Distance: 2,008 km (1,247 miles)
 Top Speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G276	07:01 - 16:49	9h48m
G2078	07:32 - 16:54	9h22m
G280	07:50 - 18:06	10h16m
G2056	07:58 - 19:47	11h49m
G796	16:12 - 23:28	7h16m

See more Guangzhou Schedule
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G279	07:26 - 18:12	10h46m
G798	07:52 - 15:31	7h39m
G795	08:12 - 15:31	7h19m
G275	09:08 - 19:42	10h34m
G2058	10:17 - 21:57	11h40m
G2077	11:14 - 21:16	10h2m

See more Jinan Schedule

Note: The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,848.5 - 3,111 USD 400 - 437	CNY 1,306 - 1,559 USD 183 - 219	CNY 881 - 976 USD 124 - 137

 Stations along the way:
Shaoguan, Chenzhou West, Leiyang West, Hengshan West, Hengyang East, Zhuzhou West, Changsha South, Chibi North, Yueyang East, Xianning North, Wuhan, Xinyang East, Minggang East, Zhumadian West, Luohe West, Xuchang East, Zhengzhou East, Lankao South, Shangqiu, Dangshan South, Yongcheng North, Xiaoxian North, Xuzhou East, Zaozhuang, Qufu East, Tai’an in Shandong
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z168	20:38 - 19:50+	23h12m

 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
T179	17:08 - 15:43+	22h35m
Z167	17:37 - 16:38+	23h1m

Notes:
1. “+” indicates the second day.
2. The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 784 USD 110	CNY 444 USD 62	CNY 243 USD 34

 
 

Guangzhou - Jinan Railway Map

Stations along the way:
T180/ T179: Shaoguan East, Chenzhou, Hengyang, Changsha, Yueyang, Wuchang, Macheng, Fuyang, Heze, Jining, Yanzhou, Taishan

Z168/ Z167: Shaoguan East, Changsha, Wuchang, Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Shangqiu, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Taishan
 If you don’t want to spend long time on the train, flights are also convenient. There are over 10 pairs of flights each day departing from morning to evening. The 70% discount economy class seat costs CNY 1,210 one way, while the flight duration is less than 3 hours. For business travelers, flight might be a better choice.

Major Rail Lines from Guangzhou to:
Major Rail Lines from Jinan to: