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Guangzhou to Hong Kong

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. From €21.77, fastest 3h 45m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Guangzhou to Hong Kong runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:24 and the last around 14:19. One passenger pays €31.41, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 45m over 137 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked 23 September 2026Priced for 6 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €31.41, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026

€31.41

  • 68%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Guangzhou

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:24First departure
  • 14:19Last departure
  • 4Services per day
  • 100%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €36.64Thu24
  2. about €34.95Fri25
  3. about €32.79Sat26
  4. about €25.09Sun27
  5. about €25.08Mon28
  6. about €23.43Tue29
  7. about €22.89Wed30
  8. about €21.78Thu1
  9. about €23.43Fri2
  10. about €21.78Sat3
  11. about €21.78Sun4
  12. about €22.33Mon5
  13. about €21.77Tue6
  14. about €21.78Wed7
  15. about €21.78Thu8
  16. about €21.77Fri9
  17. about €22.88Sat10
  18. about €21.77Sun11
  19. about €21.77Mon12
  20. about €21.77Tue13
  21. about €21.77Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Hong Kong. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Hong Kong for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book Guangzhou to Hong Kong

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €21.7790 days
  2. €21.7760 days
  3. €21.7745 days
  4. €21.7730 days
  5. €21.7721 days
  6. €21.7814 days
  7. €22.897 days
  8. €32.793 days
  9. €36.641 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €21.77.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 68 percent. The dearest point is €36.64, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€36.64€21.77137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Guangzhou to Hong Kong and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

137 km

133 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.

Who lives at each end

18,676,6057,396,076

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 137 km against 133 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Bao'an, Humen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 102 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station

Most of the points near Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Guangzhou to Hong Kong

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

The fastest journey from Guangzhou to Hong Kong takes 3h 45m door to door, of which 35m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 3h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

The cheapest fare from Guangzhou to Hong Kong is €21.77, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

The cheapest way from Guangzhou to Hong Kong is by flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

Fares from Guangzhou to Hong Kong bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €21.77. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 68 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, at €21.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, at €21.77 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

2 operators sell services from Guangzhou to Hong Kong across 1 mode: Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

67 percent of the services we sell from Guangzhou to Hong Kong are direct. The rest connect at Bao'an, Humen, with about 102 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Guangzhou to Hong Kong use?

Services from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by flight leave from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport CAN and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport HKG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Guangzhou to Hong Kong?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Guangzhou to Hong Kong allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Guangzhou to Hong Kong on 23 September 2026: 137 km of route against 133 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €21.77, and 3h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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The two ends, compared

Guangzhou reaches 230 places in 47 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 12,878 km. Hong Kong reaches 228 places in 55 countries, from 16 to 13,287 km.

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Leaving Guangzhou

  • 230Places you can leave for
  • 47Countries
  • 71Operators

Arriving in Hong Kong

Leaving Hong Kong

  • 228Places you can leave for
  • 55Countries
  • 115Operators

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