Zhaotong to Nanxi runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:24 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.39, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 27m over 242 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.39, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€28.39
- 273%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Zhaotong
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:24First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Zhaotong to Nanxi on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €81.19Sat19
- about €71.29Sun20
- about €53.69Mon21
- about €49.84Tue22
- about €43.24Wed23
- about €63.04Thu24
- about €56.99Fri25
- about €46.54Sat26
- about €43.24Sun27
- about €36.64Mon28
- about €37.19Tue29
- about €33.34Wed30
- about €44.89Thu1
- about €41.04Fri2
- about €36.09Sat3
- about €34.43Sun4
- about €29.48Mon5
- about €28.39Tue6
- about €30.04Wed7
- about €38.84Thu8
- about €32.24Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Nanxi. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Nanxi for the night the train gets in
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When to book Zhaotong to Nanxi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €39.9490 days
- €25.0960 days
- €21.7945 days
- €26.7430 days
- €32.2421 days
- €41.0414 days
- €56.997 days
- €53.693 days
- €81.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €21.79.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 273 percent. The dearest point is €81.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Zhaotong to Nanxi 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
242 km
210 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
787,845 → 96,061
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 242 km against 210 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Xunchang, Baixi, Junlian, Shuifu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Nanxi is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near 南溪区金鸿汽车客运中心
Most of the points near 南溪区金鸿汽车客运中心 open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Zhaotong to Nanxi
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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
The fastest journey from Zhaotong to Nanxi takes 2h 27m door to door, of which 1h 45m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 32m, 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
The cheapest fare from Zhaotong to Nanxi is €28.39, as of 18 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.24. 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
The cheapest way from Zhaotong to Nanxi is by train, at €28.39 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 29m 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
Fares from Zhaotong to Nanxi bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €21.79. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 273 percent, measured on 18 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zhaotong to Nanxi?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Zhaotong to Nanxi, at €33.34. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 18 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zhaotong to Nanxi?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Zhaotong to Nanxi, at €27.84 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
No operator record names Zhaotong to Nanxi directly. China Railway publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Zhaotong to Nanxi?
20 percent of the services we sell from Zhaotong to Nanxi are direct. The rest connect at Xunchang, Baixi, Junlian, Shuifu, with about 50 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi use?
Services from Zhaotong to Nanxi by train leave from Zhaotong Railway Station and arrive at Nanxi station. Allow about 44m 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 Zhaotong to Nanxi?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Zhaotong to Nanxi 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.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zhaotong to Nanxi on 18 September 2026: 242 km of route against 210 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €28.39, and 2h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Nanxi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Nanxi and across China
Day trips that leave Nanxi in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Zhaotong reaches 27 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 123 to 374 km. Nanxi reaches 14 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 417 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Zhaotong
- 27Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Nanxi
Leaving Nanxi
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators