Hefei Train

Hefei Railway Station

Hefei Railway Station was put into use in 1997. The station is about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Hefei South Railway Station, 4 miles (6 kilometers) from Memorial Temple of Lord Bao and 27 miles (44 kilometers) from Xinqiao International Airport.

Address: No.1 of Chuju Road in Yaohai District

 

Schedule and Ticket Booking

The station operates both normal and bullet trains. The destinations include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing and more.

Hefei Railway Station Platform
Get on or off at Hefei Railway Station
 Major Rail Lines from  the station to:
 

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Aug 27, 2025)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South
G2552, G30, G2554, G2556...
16 departures from 06:57 to 19:58
3h37m - 5h4mCNY 683.5/ 406
USD 95/ 56
Shanghai
G7725, G7071, G7258, G7262...
104 departures from 07:00 to 21:18
1h54m - 5h11mCNY 291/ 165
USD 40/ 23
Xi'an North
G1878, G1886, G1874, G3176...
24 departures from 07:02 to 18:45
4h44m - 6h13mCNY 801/ 500.5
USD 111/ 70
Guangzhou South
G637, G1183, G1553, G1747...
5 departures from 08:22 to 16:45
6h7m - 7h00mCNY 948/ 593
USD 132/ 82
Hangzhou
G7449, G7647, G7612, G7645...
82 departures from 07:25 to 21:08
1h52m - 4h8mCNY 246/ 152
USD 34/ 21
Nanjing South
G8366, G7725, D2866, G7071...
122 departures from 06:17 to 22:10
0h48m - 3h14mCNY 107/ 61
USD 15/ 8
Changsha South
G3591, G1741, G637, G1443...
17 departures from 07:48 to 19:59
3h14m - 4h3mCNY 480/ 300
USD 67/ 42
Chengdu East
D2255, G1886, D3077, D2373...
10 departures from 08:12 to 11:08
9h18m - 11h37mCNY 814/ 508
USD 113/ 71
Chongqing West
G1886 at 08:3510h56mCNY 1,524/ 951.5
USD 212/ 132
 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

Normal Speed Train Timetable

(Last Update on Aug 27, 2025)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing
K1036, K1072, Z227, K1110 from 20:45 to 23:0910h14m - 14h27mCNY 388.5/ 255.5
USD 54/ 35
Shanghai
K1105, K1158, K8361 from 03:32 to 22:358h13m - 9h34mCNY 223/ 148
USD 31/ 21
Xi'an
K657, K305, K389, K773...
10 departures from 03:15 to 22:03
12h3m - 16h45mCNY 363.5/ 237.5
USD 50/ 33
Guangzhou
T221, K677 at 18:50 and 22:4417h14m - 21h46mCNY 502.5/ 288.5
USD 70/ 40
Hangzhou
T325, K1049, K1105, K1263...
22 departures from 02:40 to 23:26
4h40m - 6h24mCNY 182.5/ 122.5
USD 25/ 17
Nanjing
T235, K1158, K8361 from 02:32 to 22:353h44m - 4h53mCNY 138.5/ 95.5
USD 19/ 13
Chengdu West
K1157 at 21:0020h34mCNY 590/ 387
USD 82/ 54
Chongqing
T237, K1153 from 18:40 to 19:3119h7m - 19h48mCNY 470.5/ 307.5
USD 65/ 43
Harbin
K1012, T242 from 02:28 to 17:2923h16m - 30h54mCNY 684/ 444
USD 95/ 62
Huangshan
K1109, K8381 at 03:00 and 07:296h8m - 7h2mCNY 161.5/ 108.5
USD 22/ 15
 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

 See detailed Hefei Train Schedule

 

Station Plan

The station is made up of a two-storey terminal building, the front square (south square) and the north square. There is a special underground passage connecting the two squares.
 2F: waiting room no. 3 and no. 4, toilets, hot drinking water, shops
 1F: waiting room no. 1 and no. 2, ticket office, platforms, toilets, hot drinking water
 -1F: arrival floor, transfer center

 Front Square (South Square): bus stops, taxi stands
 North Square: bus stops, taxi stands
 

How to get to the station from downtown area?

 Arrival by metro:
Take metro line 1 or line 3 and get off at the railway station directly.

 Arrival by bus:
At North Square: 157, 40, 47, 683, 686
At Front Square: 111, 119, 152, 159, 301, 401, 50, T702
At Railway Station Bus Stop: 101, 10, 111, 114, 119, 152, 159, 1, 21, 226

If arriving by bus, passengers will get off at the north square, front square or west side of the station. For those with a ticket, enter the station directly and read the ticket information carefully to find the correct waiting room to wait for the departure; for those without, the ticket office is located on the first floor. Go there and buy a ticket first and then enter the waiting room.

 Arrival by taxi:
Passengers arriving by taxi will be dropped off at the front square in most cases.
It takes about 30 minutes and costs approximately CNY30 from South Railway Station.
It takes around 25 minutes and costs about CNY15 from Memorial Temple of Lord Bao.
It takes about an hour and costs CNY100 or so from Xinqiao International Airport.

 Arrival by long-distance bus:
To the southeast of the train station, one can find Hefei General Coach Station. Passengers arriving by long-distance bus will get off at the coach station. It is only about 350 yards from the railway station terminal.
 

Ticket Check and Boarding

Check Ticket at Hefei Station
Queue up to Check Ticket
Before checking-in, passengers should read the relevant information on the LED screens and know where to have their tickets checked. After checking-in, follow the direction signs to the platforms to board. After getting onboard, please put the luggage in the right places steadily within your sight.
 

How to exit and leave the station?

When arriving, passengers will be led to the underground passage to exit. After, go to either of the squares to take the subway, bus or taxi to leave the station.
 
 Leave by long-distance bus:
Hefei General Coach Station is located to the southeast side of the station. Passengers can exit to South Square and go there to take coaches to Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wuhan, Bengbu, Chuzhou, Chizhou, Huangshi, Jiujiang, Wuhu, Xuancheng, etc.

 Transportation to famous sites:
 South Railway Station:
Take metro line 1 to the destination directly.

 Memorial Temple of Lord Bao:
1. Take bus no.119 from Railway Station Bus Stop to Big Bell Tower East, then walk eastward for about 500 yards to get there.
2. Take metro line 1 to Lord Bao Park station, Exit D out. Then, walk about 0.75 miles to the entrance.

 Xinqiao International Airport:
Take airport shuttle bus line 1 to the airport. The whole journey takes about 1.5 hours; ticket fare is CNY 25 per person. The bus runs between 06:00 and 18:20 every 30 to 40 minutes.
 

Facilities and Services

 Ticket office:
Ticket office is located on the first floor. Passengers can go there to purchase, change or refund tickets. 

 Waiting hall:
Altogether 4 waiting rooms are provided on the first and second floor in the station. There are toilets and hot drinking water for passengers' convenience.

There is a service desk in the terminal building providing help for the elder, weak, sick and pregnant; meanwhile, passengers can ask for direction or know about schedule from the desk.

 Left luggage:
At the service desk inside the terminal building and the left side of the south exit, one can temporarily store their luggage. Self-service lockers are set 300 meters (328 miles) away from Exit A of the subway station.
- Last updated on Sep. 02, 2025 by Grace Yang -