Guangzhou - Xiamen Train

By far, about 4 pairs of high speed trains and 2 pairs of normal-speed overnight sleeper trains are operated between Guangzhou and Xiamen on a daily basis. The former have a running distance of 538/ 618 km (334/ 384 mi) and the duration of them is about 4-5 hours. CNY 255.5/ 197.5 is needed to book a second class seat on these bullet trains. As for the latter, they take about 11 - 12.5 hours to finish a single ride and the minimal price of a hard sleeper ticket is CNY 190/ 239.
  Duration: about 4-5 hours
 Distance: 538/ 618 km (334/ 384 mi)
 Top speed: 250/ 300 km/h (155/ 186 mph)
 Operated at: Guangzhou East/ Guangzhou South, Xiamen/ Xiamen North
 Major stations along the way: Humen, Shenzhen North, Huizhou South, Shanwei, Kuitan, Chaoyang, Chaoshan
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D2381	12:40 - 17:42	5h2m
G1607	14:55 - 19:21	4h26m

D937 and D943 are only available on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
See more Guangzhou Schedule
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
D2383	07:23 - 12:06	4h43m
G1609	09:59 - 14:15	4h16m

See more Xiamen Schedule
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 May 7, 2019)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 739.5 USD 112	CNY 372.5 - 387.5 USD 56 - 59	CNY 254.5 - 255 USD 39

  Operated at: Guangzhou/ Guangzhou East, Xiamen
 Duration: about11 - 12.5 hours
 Distance: 767/ 770 km (476 - 478 mi)
 Top speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
 Major stations along the way: Dongguan East, Huizhou, Heyuan, Longchuan, Xingning, Meizhou, Dapu, Yongding, Longyan
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K229	20:31 - 08:53+	12h22m
K297	20:42 - 07:58+	11h16m

 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K230	16:07 - 05:10+	13h3m
K298	17:56 - 06:11+	12h15m

K229, K230, K297 and K298 are recommended to those passengers who want to save one-night accommodation fees. And they are reminded to book the hard sleeper tickets in advance.

Notes:
1. The above timetables are only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search tool on the top of this page.
2. “+” means the second day.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 285 USD 43	CNY 190 - 239 USD 29 - 36	CNY 102 - 130 USD 15 - 20

  
 

Routes	Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare (Second Class Seat)
Guangzhou South - Shenzhen North	Over 105 pairs from about 07:00 - 23:00	About 30– 50 minutes	CNY 74.5
Shenzhen North - Xiamen North	Over 42 pairs from about 06:30 - 20:30	About 3 - 4hours	CNY 143/ 180
Total	---	About 3.5 - 5 hours	CNY 217.5/ 254.5

 

	High speed train	Flight	Normal speed overnight sleeper train
Duration	4 - 5 hours	1.5 hours	11 – 12.5 hours
Price	Second class seat: CNY 254.5/ 255	About CNY1,300 for full fare economy classdepartures; but usually offered 20%-60% discount	Hard sleeper: CNY 190/ 233/ 267
Departures Frequency	At least 2 every day	About 16 departures per day	2 pairs per day
Facilities	Modern	Modern	Kind of backward; Sleepers to lie down
Punctuality	On time	Possible delays	Occasional delays for around 30 minutes or more
Mobile devices	Allowed to use	Should be powered off	Allowed to use
Advantage	Fast	Fast	Slower, but save one-night accommodation fee and day time

   

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