Beijing - Shanghai Bullet Trains, Price, Timetable & Transportation Guide

Traveling by Trains in China

There are 47 pairs of high-speed trains running between Beijing and Shanghai, with G trains operating during the daytime and D trains during the nighttime from around 6:43am to 9:34pm. The time interval between trains is about 10minutes. It's one of the most popular rail routes in China.

Distance: 1,318 kilometers (819 miles)
Shortest duration: 4 hours and 28 minutes
Number of trains: 47 pairs of high-speed trains (44 daytime trains and 3 overnight trains)
New high-speed trains (Fuxing Hao): G123 Beijing South – Shanghai Hongqiao and G124 Shanghai Hongqiao – Beijing South started running on June 26th, with a maximum speed of 400 kph (250 mph).

Ticket Prices for Five Different Seat Classes

The two types of high-speed train operating on the Beijing - Shanghai High-Speed Railway line are equipped with the same modern and new facilities. The only difference is that G trains are much faster than D trains, and the price is higher.

Prices of Different Seat Classes on a Beijing - Shanghai High-Speed Train

Train types	Seat classes	Price
G trains (duration: 5 hours)	Business class seat	¥1,748 ($266)
	1st class seat	¥933 ($142)
	2nd class seat	¥553 ($84)
Overnight D trains (duration: 12 hours)	Traditional style soft sleeper (with horizontal berth)	¥740 ($110)
	New style soft sleeper #D311 (with vertical berth)	¥690 ($102)
	2nd class seat	¥386 ($57)

Type of Seats on G & D Trains

A child fare is 50% (for seats) or about 75% (for sleepers) of the full price(child fares do not apply to sleepers on D and G trains). Refer to this link for more information about children's tickets.

Beijing - Shanghai G Train Timetable

The table below is only for your reference. If you want up-to-date schedules, you may use the search tool at the top of this page, or search on China Highlights Train Ticket Service. beijing shanghai high speed rail

(Updated on August 13th, 2018)

Beijing South "北京南" to Shanghai Hongqiao “上海虹桥” G Train
Depart Times	Train	Duration
08:00-12:00	14 Trains (G1,G 11, G13, G15, G107... )	4 hours and 56 minutes to 6 hours and 12 minutes
12:00-16:00	13 Trains (G3, G17, G43, G141, ... )	4 hours 28 minutes to 6 hours and 12 minutes
16:00-20:00	7 Trains (G7, G9, G23, G149, ... )	4 hours and 24 minutes to 5 hours and 34 minutes
20:00-23:59	no G train
Shanghai Hongqiao “上海虹桥” to Beijing South "北京南" G Train
Depart Times	Train	Duration
08:00-12:00	12 Trains (G2, G14, G16, G12， G42, G112, G116, G118, G122... )	4 hours and 28 minutes to 6 hours and 2 minutes
12:00-16:00	10 Trains (G4, G8, G132, G134, G138, G140... )	4 hours 28 minutes to 6 hours and 8 minutes
16:00-20:00	8 Trains (G7, G9, G23, G149, ... )	4 hours and 24 minutes to 5 hours and 45 minutes
20:00-23:59	no G train

Beijing - Shanghai Overnight D Trains Timetable

(Updated on August 13th, 2018)

Beijing South "北京南" to Shanghai “上海站” G Train (D321 departures from Beijing Railway Station 北京站)
Depart Times	Train	Duration
16:00-20:00	1 Trains (D313)	12 hours and 7 minutes
20:00-23:59	2 Train (D311, D321)	11 hours and 50 minutes
Shanghai （Shanghai Hongqiao “上海虹桥”） to Beijing (Beijing South "北京南") G Train
Depart Times	Train	Duration
16:00-20:00	2 Trains (D312, D322)	11 hours and 52 minutes to 11 hours and 57 minutes
20:00-23:59	1 Train (D314)	11 hours and 47 minutes

Beijing South Railway Station

What's the Transportation to Train Stations

Beijing – Shanghai high-speed trains depart from Beijing South Railway Station and arrive at Shanghai Railway Station/Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, stopping at 8–11 stations and passing threeprovincial-level municipalities aswell as fourprovinces.

Beijing South Railway Station ("Beijing Nan 北京南" on ticket)

Located in Fengtai District, itis about 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Tian'anmen Square and 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Beijing Capital International Airport.It iscurrently the departure station of the 46 high-speed G and D trains thattravel to Shanghai.

By bus: 381, 485; inter-zone line 17/20/84/102/106/133/258, 15/24/343/529/652; special bus 5/17

By subway:

Subway Station	Subway Line	Duration	Cost
To Beijing Railway Station	Line 4 -> Line 2, 7stops	30 m	0.6 USD (4 CNY)
Beijing South Railway Station	Line 4 -> Line 7, 6stops	20 m	0.6 USD (4 CNY)
Beijing Capital International Airport	Line 4 -> Line 2 -> Airport Line, 14stops	1 h 10 m	5 USD (30 CNY)
Tian'anmen Square	Line 4 -> Line 1, 5stops	20 m	0.6 USD (4 CNY)

By taxi:

Taxi Stand	Cost	Journey
From Tian'anmen Square	25 yuan (4 USD)	20 minutes
From Beijing Capital International Airport	130 yuan (20 USD) (includes expressway toll)	1 hour

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station ("Shanghai Hongqiao 上海虹桥" on ticket)

Located in Minxing District, west of downtown Shanghai, the station is 500 meters west of Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2. All of the 43 daytime G trains to Beijing depart from this station.

By bus: 320, 173; Minhang bus line 23; Hongqiao Transportation Hub bus line 1/4/5/6/7/8/10; airport express line 1; Honglian scheduled shuttle bus

By subway:

Subway Station	Subway Line	Duration	Cost
To Shanghai Railway Station	Line 2 -> Line 3, 11stops	40 m	0.7USD (5 CNY)
To Shanghai South Railway Station	Line 10 -> Line 3, 13stops	40 m	0.6 USD (4 CNY)
Hongqiao Airport	Metro Line 2/10, 1stop	10 m	0.5 USD (3 CNY)
To the Pudong Tower	Line 2, 13stops	40 m	0.7USD (5 CNY)

By taxi:

Taxi Stand	Cost	Journey
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower	80 yuan (12 USD)	50 minutes
Shanghai Railway Station	75 yuan (11.50 USD)	40 minutes
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	25 yuan (4 USD)	20 minutes
Shanghai Pudong International Airport	210 yuan (32 USD) (includes expressway toll)	1 hour

Shanghai Railway Station ("Shanghai 上海" on ticket)

Located in the central zone of the city, the station isabout 4 kilometers (2 miles) west of the Bund. It is equipped with very frequent transportation. The 3 overnight D trains(D312, D322, and D314) to Beijing all depart from this station.

By bus:
From the north square: 106, 115, 117, 305, 306, 310, 817, 823, 912, 929, 942, or the Xinchuan line
From the bus terminal of the station: 328, 573, 955, or Shenfang line
From the south square: 95, 104, 109, 113, 301, 302, 308, 315, 322, 324, 328, 329, 837, 927, 930, 941, Shenfang line, or Tunnel line 3

By subway:

Subway Station	Subway Line	Duration	Cost
To Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station	Line 1 -> Line 10, 9stops	40 m	0.7USD (5 CNY)
To Shanghai South Railway Station	Line 1, 12stops	30 m	0.6 USD (4 CNY)
Hongqiao Airport	Line 1 -> Line 2, 12stops	45 m	0.7USD (5 CNY)
To the Pudong Tower	Line 1 -> Line 2, 5stops	20 m	0.5 USD (3 CNY)

By taxi:

Taxi Stand	Cost	Journey
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower	30 yuan (4.50 USD)	25 minutes
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station	80 yuan (12 USD)	50 minutes
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	60 yuan (9 USD)	40 minutes
Shanghai Pudong International Airport	175 yuan (27 USD) (includes expressway toll)	1 hour

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