Guangzhou - Lanzhou Train

Up to now, there are around five pairs of trains traveling between Guangzhou and Lanzhou. About 2 pairs of high speed trains take around 10.5 and 12.5 hours respectively for a single trip while the normal speed ones take about 28 hours to 36 hours for a single journey. The running distance from Guangzhou to Lanzhou is about 2,600 to 2,800 kilometers (1,600 to 1,740 miles) due to different running routes.  Duration: around 10.5/ 12.5 hours
  Running distance: 2,687 kilometers (1,670 miles)
  Top speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
  Operated at: Guangzhou South, Lanzhou West(Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G96	08:55 - 19:19	10h24m
G844	12:23 - 23:49	11h26m

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 (Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G834	08:03 - 20:45	12h42m
G846	10:32 - 23:00	12h28m

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Note: The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.(Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 3,094 USD 439	CNY 1,533 USD 217	CNY 988 USD 140

 

There are few high speed trains running between Guangzhou and Lanzhou, so another better choice is to transfer at some main stations like Zhengzhou and Wuhan. In this way, passengers may have more choices and arrange a flexible trip.

Here is a table of transferring in Zhengzhou:
 

Route	High Speed Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare (Second Class Seat)
Guangzhou South - Zhengzhou East	About 25 pairs departures	5.5h - 7h	CNY 653/ 656
Zhengzhou East - Lanzhou West	More than 10 pairs departures	5h - 6h	CNY 406/ 413.5
Total	-	10.5h - 13h	CNY 1,059 - 1,069.5

  All of them are sleeper trains running overnight and operated at Guangzhou Station and Lanzhou Station.(Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z138	08:22 - 15:03+	30h41m
K776	11:00 - 21:17+	34h17m
Z230	11:19 - 17:00+	29h41m
Z264	11:45 - 16:26+	28h41m
K226	20:20 - 08:29++	36h9m

 (Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K778	08:18 - 18:12+	33h54m
Z232	11:09 - 17:40+	30h31m
Z136	13:34 - 21:22+	31h48m
Z266	13:41 - 20:00+	30h19m
K228	21:36 - 12:04++	38h28m

Notes:
1. “+” means you will arrive in the second day, “++” means you will arrive in the third day.
2. The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on Sep 27, 2019)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 850.5 - 915.5 USD 121 - 130	CNY 496.5 - 525.5 USD 70 - 75	CNY 273.5 - 290.5 USD 39 - 41

  Stations along the way: Zhuzhou, Changsha, Wuchang, Guangshui, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, BaojiIt takes about three hours to travel between the two cities by flight. There are three to four pairs of flights each day and the ticket fare of an economy class seat costs between CNY700 and CNY1, 500 on usual days.

Major Rail Lines from Guangzhou to: