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How to Travel between Guangzhou Airport and Shenzhen

The distance from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Shenzhen is 170 kilometers (106 miles). The best travel way between the two places is to take metro and high speed train, spending 99 – 149 minutes and CNY 84 – 94. Normal speed train also can be taken needing about 2h 26min. – 3h 21min. and CNY 28.5 – 45.5. Taking a taxi is expensive for more than 2.5 hours, so it’s not recommended.

How to Travel between Guangzhou Airport to Shenzhen

How to Travel from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Shenzhen

1. Metro + High Speed Train: 100M – 137M, CNY 84 – 94

Over 300 Guangzhou to Shenzhen high speed trains are operated by four railway stations in Guangzhou from 06:00 – 23:28 including Guangzhou, Guangzhou East, Guangzhou North and Guangzhou South. However, Guangzhou and Guangzhou North stations run only a dozen of the trains; the overwhelming majority of high spend trains to Shenzhen depart at Guangzhou South and Guangzhou East Railway Stations.

Metro from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Different Guangzhou Railways Stations:

To Guangzhou South Railway Station: 71min, CNY 10
→ Take Metro Line 3 at Guangzhou Airport to Jiahewanggang Station
→ Transfer to Metro Line 2 to Guangzhou South Railway Station

To Guangzhou East Railway Station: 37min, CNY 7
→ Take Metro Line 3 at Guangzhou Airport to Guangzhou East Railway Station

Guangzhou to Shenzhen High Speed Trains:

Dep.	Arr.	Timetable	Overall Duration	Price (2nd Class Seat)
Guangzhou South	Shenzhen North / Shenzhen Futian	Over 150 shifts, 06:28 - 23:28 every 10-15 minutes	29min. – 61min.	CNY 74.5 to Shenzhen North; CNY 82 to Futian
Guangzhou East	Shenzhen/ Shenzhen North	Over 90 trains, 06:00 – 22:31 every 5-22 minutes	66min. - 100min.	CNY 79.5 to Shenzhen CNY 77-87 to Shenzhen North

Tips:
1. Although only 10 trains reaching Futian Station, it has a great location in the downtown and is convenient to go to Hong Kong if you would like to enjoy the cityscapes and take Hong Kong as your next destination.
2. Both Futian and Shenzhen North hold many high speed trains to Hong Kong West Kowloon Railway Station.
3. There are 7 high speed trains from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Airport Railway Station, spending 97-110 minutes and CNY 81 for a 2nd Class Seat. If you want to get a transfer at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, you may choose the trains.

Further read: Guangzhou - Shenzhen High Speed Train

2. Metro + Normal Train: 2H26M – 3H9M, CNY 28.5 – 45.5

There are only 13 normal speed trains in total running from Guangzhou to Shenzhen every day, departing from Guangzhou North Railway Station mostly.

Metro: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport - Railway Stations

To Guangzhou North Railway Station: 34min, CNY 5
→ Take Metro Line 3 for one or two stops to Gaozeng
→ Transfer to Metro Line 9 to North Railway Station

Guangzhou to Shenzhen Normal Speed Trains

Dep.	Arr.	Timetable	Duration	Price (Hard Seat)
Guangzhou North	Shenzhen / Shenzhen East	06:04 – 17:58 every 1 hour or so	97min. – 140min.	CNY 23.5

Only the train K9275, departing at 06:24 at Guangzhou North, has a price of CNY 40.5 per one for hard seat.

How to Travel from Shenzhen to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

1. Shenzhen to Guangzhou High Speed Train + Metro: 99M – 149M, CNY 86.5 - 92

Dep.	Arr.	Timetbale	Duration	Price (2nd Clas Seat)
Shenzhen	Guangzhou East / Guangzhou	Over 70 trains, 06:24 – 23:12 every 15-25 minutes averagely	63min. – 108min.	CNY 79.5
Shenzhen Futian	Guangzhou South	13 trains, 06:55 – 20:17	38min. – 87min.	CNY 82
Shenzhen North	Guangzhou South / Guangzhou East	Over 190 trains, 06:49 – 23:55 every 5-13 minutes, less after 21:30 at night	29min. – 94min.	CNY 74-87

How to get to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport from Guangzhou railway stations

From Guangzhou / Guangzhou South Railway Station: Take Metro Line 2 at the train station to Jiahewanggang and transfer to Line 3 to the airport T1/T2
→ From Guangzhou Railway Station: 39-41 minutes, CNY 7;
→ From Guangzhou South Railway Station: 71-73 minutes, CNY 9-10

From Guangzhou East Railway Station: Take Metro Line 3 to the airport T1/T2, 36-38 minutes, CNY 7

2. Normal Train + Metro: 2H33M – 3H21M, CNY 28.5 – 45.5

Dep.	Arr.	Timetable	Duration	Price (Hard Seat)
Shenzhen	Guangzhou North	6 trains, 08:00 – 20:57 every 2 or 4 hours	102min. – 121min.	CNY 23.5 / 40.5
Shenzhen East	Guangzhou / Guangzhou North	13 trains, 09:35 – 21:19 every 0.5-1 or 2 hours	91min. – 161min.	CNY 21.5 / 23.5 / 36.5

Guangzhou Railway Stations to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Metro

From Guangzhou North Railway Station: 36min, CNY 5
→ Take Metro Line 9 at the metro station of Guangzhou North Railway Station to Gaozeng
→ Transfer to Metro Line 3 and get off at the Airport South (T1) / Airport North (T2) Station

From Guangzhou Railway Station: 40min, CNY 7
→ Take Metro Line 2 to Jiahewanggang Station
→ Transfer to Metro Line 3 and get off at the Airport South / North Station

- Last updated on Oct. 24, 2023 by Nancy He -

Questions & Answers on How to Travel between Guangzhou Airport and Shenzhen

Asked by Maria | Oct. 13, 2023 01:05

How can I get the Airport Express bus to Shenzhen from Guangzhou Baiyun Terminal 2?

Answers (1)

Answered by Jeremy | Oct. 13, 2023 01:35

It seems there is no bus available between the airport and Shenzhen. The best way is to take Metro Line 3 from the airport to Guangzhou East Railway Station first, which takes about 40 minutes and then take a high speed train from there to Shenzhen, and the duration is about 1-2 hours.

Asked by Thilak from SRI LANKA | Feb. 23, 2020 06:30

Guangzhou north vs south

My friend recently traveled to Baiyun airport from GZ north railway station. He had a very bad experience over there. He had some baggage and there was no any lifts or escalators to go up.
How about south railway station?
Thanks

Answers (1)

Answered by Michelle from FRANCE | Feb. 23, 2020 17:13

As I know, there are lifts and escalators in the South Railway Station.