Shenzhen - Jinan Train

As per the latest schedule, there are three pairs of direct trains between Shenzhen and Jinan, including one pair of high speed trains and two pairs of normal speed ones. Both bullet trains leave from and arrive at Shenzhen North Railway Station and Jinan West Railway Station, with durations being 11 to 11.5 hours. A second class seat costs CNY 1,042. Normal trains between Shenzhen/  Shenzhen East Railway Station and Jinan/ Daminghu Railway Station, all of which are overnight sleepers, require 23.5 - 28 hours for a one way trip.
  Open Date: July 1, 2015
 Duration: 11 - 11.5 hours
 Running Distance: 2,107 kilometers (1,309 miles)
 Top Speed: Around 350 km/h (217 mph)
 (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G280	07:09 - 18:06	10h57m
G2698	12:25 - 23:32	11h7m

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 (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2697	06:41 - 17:51	11h10m
G279	07:26 - 18:55	11h29m

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Note: The above timetable is for reference only. Please use our tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule. (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 3,245 - 3,278 USD 456 - 460	CNY 1,550.5 - 1,642 USD 218 - 231	CNY 975 - 1,008.5 USD 137 - 142

Shenzhen - Jinan Railway Map

 Stations along the way: Guangzhou South, Shaoguan, Chenzhou West, Hengshan West, Changsha South, Miluo East, Chibi North, Yueyang West, Xianning North, Wuhan, Minggang East, Luohe West, Xuchang East, Zhengzhou East, Lankao South, Shangqiu, Yongcheng North, Xuzhou East, Zaozhuang, Qufu East, Tai'an in Shandong

Tips: If passengers are not able to get the direct bullet train tickets, they can take a transfer at Wuhan by high speed trains for more transportation options. Wuhan Railway Station is recommended to use for easy connection.
 (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
T398	07:20 - 06:38+	23h18m
K1282	15:03 - 19:03+	28h00m

 (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K1284	10:19 - 13:10+	26h51m
T397	21:49 - 21:05+	23h16m

Note: The above timetable is for reference only. Please use our tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on Jun 30, 2025)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 640 - 656 USD 90 - 92	CNY 416 - 428 USD 58 - 60	CNY 229 - 236 USD 32 - 33

 Stations along the way for K1282 / K1284: Dongguan East, Huizhou, Heyuan, Longchuan, Xinfeng, Ganzhou, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Qichun, Xishui, Huangzhou, Macheng, Xinxian, Guangshan, Huaibin, Funan, Fuyang, Shangqiu South, Caoxian, Heze, Liaocheng, Chiping, Yancheng

 Stations along the way for T398 / T397: Dongguan East, Huizhou, Heyuan, Longchuan, Ganzhou, Ji’an, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Macheng, Huangchuan, Fuyang, Shangqiu South, Heze, Jining, Yanzhou, Taishan
 Generally, passengers are not advised to take the normal K or T trains because they cost too much time and are not comfortable enough for a so long journey. High speed train is fine, but there is only one for each direction.

Flight for this trip is highly recommended. Between the two cities, there are over ten pairs of flights every day from early morning to late night. Only considering time, flight is a better choice. Normally, passengers can get around 55% off discount. In this case, it is just about CNY 860 (USD 139) per ticket and takes around 2.5 - 3 hours.
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