Ningbo Railway Station

Ningbo Railway Station is the main railway station in the city whose history can be dated back to the year of 1959. It is about 2 miles (3 kilometers) to Tianyi Square (city center), 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to Tianyi Pavilion and 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport.

The station is also called South Railway Station by local residents as it is located outside of the south gate of the city.

Address: East Nanzhan Road of Haishu District
 

As an important railway hub, it has trains to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Guilin, Nanjing, etc.

 Major Rail Lines from Ningbo to:

 (Last Update on Aug 21, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South	G174, G180, G182, G184... 7 departures from 07:41 to 16:05	5h23m - 7h45m	CNY 1,072/ 649 USD 149/ 90
Shanghai	G7658, G7556, G1866... 54 departures from 05:40 to 21:32	1h34m - 2h36m	CNY 168/ 105 USD 23/ 15
Guangzhou	D3123 at 08:22	10h32m	CNY 939/ 605 USD 130/ 84
Xi'an North	G1894 at 10:14	9h1m	CNY 1,261.5/ 779 USD 175/ 108
Shenzhen North	D3123, D3307, D2287, D377... 7 departures from 08:22 to 13:59	8h44m - 9h15m	CNY 800/ 499 USD 111/ 69
Hangzhou	G7658, G7556, G1866, D2160... 109 departures from 05:40 to 21:55	0h42m - 2h30m	CNY 64/ 40 USD 9/ 6
Suzhou	G1866, G7572, G7586, G7576... 15 departures from 06:14 to 19:08	2h20m - 3h9m	CNY 236/ 147 USD 33/ 20
Guilin	G2343 at 07:28 and 07:28	11h10m - 11h28m	CNY 1,239.5/ 774 USD 172/ 108
Nanjing	G1866, G1224, G174, G590... 36 departures from 06:14 to 20:00	1h58m - 4h33m	CNY 244/ 152 USD 34/ 21
Changsha South	G2343, G2332, G2363, G494... 5 departures from 07:28 to 16:29	4h34m - 7h53m	CNY 778/ 461 USD 108/ 64
Chongqing North	D656 at 07:09	13h24m	CNY 1,014/ 633 USD 141/ 88

(Last Update on Aug 20, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Guangzhou	K212 at 15:02	23h33m	CNY 584.5/ 343.5 USD 81/ 48
Shanghai Songjiang	K336, T136 at 15:43 and 18:17	3h57m - 4h26m	CNY 146.5/ 100.5 USD 20/ 14
Xi'an	K1040, K466 at 12:50 and 13:14	21h33m - 24h10m	CNY 537/ 351 USD 75/ 49
Hangzhou	K1040, K466, K1220, T326... 11 departures from 12:50 to 19:43	2h2m - 3h1m	CNY 110.5/ 77.5 USD 15/ 11
Chengdu West	K422 at 08:01	34h7m	CNY 735.5/ 477.5 USD 102/ 66
Suzhou	K336, T136 at 15:43 and 18:17	5h42m - 7h2m	CNY 174.5/ 117.5 USD 24/ 16
Kunming	Z290 at 21:14	30h51m	CNY 767.5/ 496.5 USD 107/ 69
Nanjing	K336, T136 at 15:43 and 18:17	7h58m - 9h32m	CNY 244/ 161 USD 34/ 22
Chongqing North	K1078 at 08:27	28h53m	CNY 656/ 428 USD 91/ 59

 See more Ningbo Train Schedule

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
 The station is mainly made up of three parts: South Square, North Square and the main building.

There are stops for city buses and parking lots for private vehicles at both north and south square. The South Coach Terminal, about 390 meters (427 yards) away from the south exit is in service now, operating coaches to/from Shanghai, Pudong Airport, Shanghai Disneyland, Xitang Ancient Town, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Zhoushan, Zhuji, etc.

The main building consists of six floors, three above ground and three underground. Here below is a list of its major structure and facilities:
3F: business area with restaurants, shops, and entertainment facilities…
2F: Entrance hall, waiting hall, ticket office, service center, luggage cabinets…
1F: Entrance hall, transfer hall, ticket office, platforms, luggage cabinets…
-1F: arrival hall, a passage connecting the north square and south square…
-2F: subway line 2
-3F: subway line 4

Bullet Train at the Platform

Waiting Hall

 By Metro: Line 2, Line 4

 By Bus:
At South Square bus stop: 106, 10, 156, 161, 179, 181, 1, 301, 30, 354, 514, 518, 60, 625, 633, 637, 638
At North Square bus stop: 22, 26, 345, 371, 380, 38, 52, 541, 622, 789, 965
At South of Ningbo Railway Station bus stop: 159, 356, 368, 369, 501

 By taxi:

From	Time (minute)	Cost (CNY)
Tianyi Square (city center)	8	12
North Long-Distance Bus Station	11	15
Airport	20	30

Note: The above duration and fare are for reference only. They may be different due to traffic jams and lights.

 How to get to other sites from the railway station:
 To Tianyi Square:
Take metro line 2 to Chenghuangmiao station, Exit D out. Then walk about 650 meters (711 yards) to the square.

 To Tianyi Pavilion:
Take metro line 2 and transfer to line 1 at Drum Tower station. Leave from Exit D, and then walk around 560 meters (612 yards) to the destination.

 To Airport:
Take metro line 2 to the airport directly in about 0.5 hours. It runs at 6:00 - 22:40 with a duration of about 4 - 6 minutes.