Nanning Train

Nanning Railway Station

Built in 1951, Nanning Railway Station is 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) from the city center, 6.5 miles (10.4 kilometers) from the East Railway Station, and 18 miles (29 kilometers) from the Nanning Wuxu International Airport. It is not only an important transportation hub, but also connects the main cities of the middle and east areas of the country, including Guilin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanchang, Changsha, Chengdu, Xi'an, Shanghai, Beijing and others. Currently it runs both ordinary and bullet trains, which make traveling very convenient.

Address: Zhonghua Road, Xixiangtang District

Like many train stations, Nanning Railway Station consists of a square and a two-storey building. There are six bus stops in front of the square: five in Zhonghua Road, and the other in Suzhou Road. The taxi stand is in the left side of the square. Hotels can be found around the square. There is an underground market below the square as well as shops in both sides of the entrance. It's very convenient if passengers want to buy food or drinks. Nanning International Tourism Distribution Center is about 660 yards (600 meters) to the east of the railway station, from where travelers can go to famous tourism spots such as Detian Waterfall, Yulong River and Longji Rice Terraces.

There are two ticket offices on the first floor, both to the east of the entrance. The fast-ticket office has eleven windows, including a specialized one for disabled passengers. This office mainly offers tickets for short distance journey. There are altogether twenty windows in the other ticket office, the fourteenth and fifteenth windows serve for ticket changing, and tickets booked online. The sixteenth window is for ticket refunds.

There are five waiting rooms in the terminal, three on the first floor, and the rest on the second floor. Soft seat ticket holders enjoy specialized waiting room on the first floor, which has its own entrance. Waiting rooms on the second floor have mother –and –baby areas. All the waiting rooms have wash rooms. There are designate smoking areas beside the wash rooms. There are peddle cars inside the waiting rooms, one can buy foods and drinks very conveniently.

Nanning Train Station not only provides domestic rail services for travelers, but also has a train that goes to Hanoi of Vietnam, train T8701 is in operation every day, and it costs CNY 190 for soft-sleeper, and CNY 127 for hard-sleeper.

Timetable

International

Number	Destination (from Nanning)	Departure and Arrival Time
T8701	Hanoi	18:05-06:30

Note: T8701 to Hanoi is currently out of service because of the Covid-19.

Vietnam Train Schedule & Tickets Booking

Domestic

Major rail lines from Nanning to:

High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	First/ Second Class Seat
Beihai	D8303, D8305, D8307... 44 departures from 07:10 to 20:04	0h58m - 1h33m	CNY 78/ 49 USD 11/ 7
Guilin	G4076, G2340, G436... 90 departures from 05:32 to 20:52	1h59m - 4h4m	CNY 164/ 88 USD 23/ 12
Guangzhou South	D3601, D3657, D3603, G3744... 82 departures from 06:57 to 20:40	2h43m - 5h16m	CNY 300/ 188 USD 42/ 26
Liuzhou	G4076, G2340, G436... 78 departures from 05:32 to 21:10	0h59m - 1h48m	CNY 83/ 52 USD 12/ 7
Guiyang	G1616, G3582... 38 departures from 07:10 to 19:24	2h3m - 5h30m	CNY 317/ 198 USD 44/ 28
Kunming	D3933... 71 departures from 07:13 to 19:30	3h46m - 5h32m	CNY 394/ 246 USD 55/ 34
Puzhehei	D3937, D3923, D3941... 35 departures from 07:46 to 17:59	2h44m - 3h43m	CNY 273.5/ 171 USD 38/ 24

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

Normal Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Guilin	T22, Z396, Z336, K150... 13 departures from 07:45 to 22:50	3h10m - 6h58m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 22/ 15
Guangzhou	K950, K1206 at 17:28 and 21:42	12h58m - 13h31m	CNY 319/ 208 USD 44/ 29
Shenzhen East	K950, K1206 at 17:28 and 21:42	15h43m - 15h52m	CNY 379/ 230 USD 53/ 32
Nanjing	K1558 at 22:50	26h19m	CNY 582/ 377 USD 81/ 52
Shanghai	T82, K150, K1558 from 09:50 to 22:50	28h10m - 30h22m	CNY 640/ 416 USD 89/ 58
Qingdao	K1138 at 12:19	41h11m	CNY 810.5/ 525.5 USD 113/ 73
Beijing West	T22, Z6, T290... 6 departures from 07:45 to 17:40	22h51m - 28h41m	CNY 751.5/ 487.5 USD 104/ 68

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

A Waiting Room

Transportation

How to get to the railway station:
By bus:
1. Take bus No. 10, 31, 33, 501, and 804 and get off at Nan Jing Lu Kou (Nanjing Road crossing).
2. Take bus No. 19, 69, and 501 and get off at Hang Zhou Lu Kou (Hangzhou Road crossing).
3. Take bus No. 19, 24, 69, 204 and Xixiangtang special line and get off at Chao Yang Lu Kou Xi (west of Chaoyang Road crossing).
4. Take bus No. 605 and 801 and get off at the railway station.
5. Take bus No. 5 (Interval), 8, 18, 32, 41, and 203 and get off at Chao Yang Lu Kou (Chaoyang Road crossing).
6. Take bus No. 5, 6, 7, 202, and 212 and get off at Su Zhou Lu (Suzhou Road).

By Metro: Line 1, Line 2

By taxi:
It takes 45 minutes and costs CNY 100 from Nanning Wuxu International Airport.

How to get to famous tourism sites:
1. To Guangxi Museum of Nationalities:
Take bus No. 32 and get off at Qing Xiu Shan Da Men (Qingxiu Mountain Gate), transfer to 71 branch and get off at Guangxi Museum of Nationalities Station.
2. To Qingxiu Mountainous Scenic Area:
Take bus No. 10, 32, and 62 and get off at Qing Xiu Shan Da Men (Qingxiu Mountain Gate).
3. To Nanning Zoo:
Take bus No. 4, 33, 605 or Xixiangtang special line to get there directly.
4. To Nanhu Lake Park:
Take bus No. 8, 14 or 33 to get there directly.

How to get to Wuxu International Airport:
1. Take Airport Shuttle Bus Line 1 at the subway station. Passengers need to go from the railway station through the subway station and out the South Exit to find the airport bus. There are good signs through the subway station to direct you to the right location.
2. Take bus No. 32 to Chaoyang Square, and then transfer to bus 301 to Wuxu International Airport.
3. Take bus No. 21, 31 or 9 to Xing Guang Dan Cun Lu Kou (crossing of Xing Guang Dan Village), and then transfer to bus 301 to Wuxu International Airport.

- Last updated on Aug. 07, 2025 by Grace Yang -