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Hangzhou Railway Station

Hangzhou Railway Station

Written by FabioUpdated Sep. 1, 2023

Hangzhou Railway Station is one of Hangzhou's three main train stations (the other two are Hangzhou East Railway Station and Hangzhou South Railway Station). It also has bullet train lines that go to Nanjing and Shanghai. It allows you to travel to Hangzhou from all over China. Hangzhou Train Station is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the West Lake, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the East Train Station and 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

  • Chinese: 杭州站 Hángzhōu Zhàn /hung-joh jan/
  • Name on train tickets: 杭州 Hangzhou
  • Location: about 2 kilometers (1½ miles) east of West Lake.
  • Address: 893 Jiangcheng Road, Shangcheng District
  • Chinese address: 上城区江城路893号
  • Station size: 9 platforms and 14 railway lines

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Train Schedules from Hangzhou Train Station

(Last updated on September 1, 2023)

To Popular Train(s) Travel Time Distance (KM) Prospect Price
Shanghai Hongqiao Station G7392 (09:39-10:59)
G7352 (15:37-16:52)
1h20m
1h15m
178km 1st Class: $17
2nd Class: $11
Shanghai Station G7358 (06:10-07:37) 1h27m 171km 1st Class: $21
2nd Class: $13
Shanghai South Station C496 (13:01-14:51) 1h50m 174km 1st Class: $11
2nd Class: $7
Beijing Station D718 (17:25-07:07+1) 13h42m 1279km Soft Sleeper: $92
Hard Sleeper: $73
Xi'an Station Z86 (16:43-09:07+1) 16h24m 1316km Soft Sleeper: $73
Hard Sleeper: $47
Guangzhou Station K209 (18:30-14:15+1) 19h45m 1607km Soft Sleeper: $74
Hard Sleeper: $43
Nanjing South Station G7398 (08:47-10:29)
G7394 (19:54-21:35)
1h42m
1h41m
301km 1st Class: $29
2nd Class: $17

"+1" means the train arrives the next day.

Using the Station

Hangzhou Train Station consists of a 3-story terminal building connected to a 17-story building that has shops, restaurants, and a hotel. There is a square in front of it.

Suggested arrival time: Because of crowds, ticket-checking and waiting can take a long time, so we strongly suggest you be at the station as least 2 hours prior to your departure time.

Hangzhou Station Plan View

  • -1 (basement) floor: taxi pick-up, arrival hall, parking lots, exit
  • First floor: platforms, soft seat waiting room, parking lot
  • Second floor: waiting rooms, check points, nursing room, ticket offices, waiting room for military personnel, taxi drop-off, restaurants, stores
  • Waiting rooms: There are 11 waiting rooms. All are on the second floor except the soft seat/sleeper waiting room that is on the first floor. Check the large LED screen and your tickets to find the right one.

Luggage portage: Luggage porters wearing red caps charge about 10 RMB/piece.

Read more about How to Get On/Off a Train and 7 Things to Know Before Riding a Train.

Transportation - to/from Hangzhou Station

This station is near the middle of the city and close to West Lake. It is also called Hangzhou Train Station 杭州火车站 (Hángzhōu Huǒchē Zhàn) and "City Station" 城站 (Chéng Zhàn) by locals.

Buses

Hangzhou Station Transportation

Taxis

It is suggested that you should take taxis only from the station's taxi waiting area since some illegal taxis wait around the station. More on Hangzhou taxis>>

The Hangzhou Subway

The bottom floor of Hangzhou Station holds subway line 1's Chengzhan (城站) station.

To Hangzhou East Railway Station

  • Metro: Take subway line 1 direct to Hangzhou East Railway Station (8 stops, 25 minutes, 4 RMB).
  • Taxi: It takes about 25 minutes and costs 34 yuan.

To the Xiaoshan International Airport

  • Airport Shuttle BusXiaoshan International Airport (杭州萧山机场) can be reached via the airport shuttle buses that wait near the center of the front square between 04:45 and 20:45, departing at 30 minutes intervals (about 70 minutes, 20 RMB). Taxis are quicker (40 minutes, 120 RMB).
  • Metro: Take subway line 1 from Chengzhan station to West Lake Cultural Square station, and then change to line 19 to Xiaoshan airport. Totally 11 stops and costs 7 RMB.

To West Lake

West LakeWest Lake

West Lake is Hangzhou's most famous tourist area. It is about 2 kilometers away, and you can walk there in 30 minutes if you know the route.

  • Taxi: The east shore takes about 10 minutes and costs 13 RMB;  Bai Causeway takes longer (20 minutes, 27 RMB).
  • Metro: Take Line 7 from Jiangcheng Road station and go 1 stop to Wushan Square station  and leave the station through Exit C (10 minutes).

Transport to Wulin Square

Hangzhou's downtown is called Wulin Square.

  • Metro: You can take Line 1 4 stops to Wulin Square Station (武林广场).

Booking Tickets

Booking By Yourself

There are two major passenger train stations in the city. Make sure your ticket is for the station you want to leave from. Check the name carefully.

You could book tickets in the station, at other train stations, or at many ticket windows in the city. Or access convenient booking online via our China train booking service. See How to Buy Tickets in China>>

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