Shanghai - Nanchang Train

Over 52 pairs of trains are shutting between Shanghai and Nanchang. About 48 pairs of them are high speed trains taking 3 – 6 hours. The rest pairs are normal speed ones taking 9 – 13.5 hours. The Nanchang to Shanghai distance or vice versa by high speed train is 741 kilometers (460 miles) and by normal speed one is 817/886 kilometers (508/551 miles).     
 About 48 pairs of high speed G trains are running between Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Nanchang West Railway Station with duration of 3 – 6 hours. Most of them originate/end in Shanghai, while only a few end/originate at the other side, which means that most just have a short stopover in Nanchang for not exceeding 9 minutes. Those who take any of them should be prepared beforehand to get off/get on in time. 
(Last Update on May 8, 2026)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G3054	06:27 - 12:51	6h24m
G1377	09:30 - 13:29	3h59m
G1407	12:36 - 16:48	4h12m
G699	15:00 - 18:47	3h47m
G1519	18:20 - 23:41	5h21m

Around 48 departures in total: departure time from 06:10 to 18:28; duration from 3H to 5H45M.

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 (Last Update on May 8, 2026)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G3238	07:23 - 12:21	4h58m
G2790	10:37 - 16:22	5h45m
G228	13:44 - 16:50	3h6m
G206	19:14 - 22:01	2h47m

Around 48 departures in total: departure time from 07:20 to 19:22; duration from 3H2M to 6H1M.

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Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2026)

Business Class Seat	VIP Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 1,016 - 1,501 USD 150 - 222	CNY 327 - 694 USD 48 - 103	CNY 515 - 880 USD 76 - 130	CNY 303 - 550 USD 45 - 81

 Running routes:
Jinshan North, Songjiang South, Jiashan South, Jiaxing South, Haining West, Tongxiang, Yuhang, Hangzhou East, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Jiangshan, Quzhou, Yushan South, Longyou, Jiangshan, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Jinxian South, Fuzhou East
 (Last Update on May 7, 2026)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K351	09:16 - 19:08	9h52m
K1556	10:13 - 23:43	13h30m
K123	12:02 - 21:46	9h44m
K287	21:20 - 06:42+	9h22m

 (Last Update on May 7, 2026)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K1558	15:35 - 05:12+	13h37m
K288	20:57 - 07:10+	10h13m
K353	21:50 - 07:50+	10h
K121	23:50 - 10:14+	10h24m

Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2026)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 297 - 325 USD 44 - 48	CNY 196 - 214 USD 29 - 32	CNY 105 - 115 USD 16 - 17

At one side, 3 pairs of them originate/end in Shanghai South Railway Station, and only one pair originate/end in Shanghai Railway Station. At the other side, all of them are operated in Nanchang Railway Station. All of them take Nanchang as an intermediate stop. Please listen to the broadcast notices carefully to get off/get on without delay. 

Usually, passengers should better choose a soft sleeper or hard sleeper berth for this journey. The sleeper will make passengers feel more comfortable and they can have a good rest at night. Furthermore, they are advised to take overnight sleeper trains K287, K288 and K353. They depart in the evening and arrive in the next morning, saving the day time and one-night accommodation fee.

 Running routes:
 K1556/K1558: Kunshan, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, Chizhou, Dongzhi, Pengzeng and Jiujiang
 Others: Songjiang, Jiashan, Jiaxing, Haining, Hangzhou East, Zhuji, Yiwu, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan, Shangrao, Hengfeng, Yiyang, Guixi, Yingtan, Dongxiang, Jinxian, and Xiangtang
 Direct Shanghai to Nanchang flights take only about 1.5 - 2 hours for a single journey. But if counting in the time consumed to/from airports which are further to downtown than railway stations, the total time on the way has no big difference with the traveling from Shanghai to Nanchang by train, especially by high speed train. Moreover, a flight ticket is expensive than a rail ticket. Also, frequent flight delays may affect the trip performance.

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