Trains in China
16,772 routes and 12 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
We sell 16,772 Trains routes in China, serving 618 places through 12 operators. 84 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 141 km.
Trains in China, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 16,772Routes we sell
- 618Places served
- 12Operators
- 16,688Domestic routes
- 84Cross border routes
- 141 kmMedian route
- 1,198 kmLongest route
- 1Countries
The busiest Trains routes in China
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
Being on the water gives Shanghai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Shanghai and across China
Day trips that leave Shanghai in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10,804 | 64% | Baihe, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 4,896 | 29% | Bazhong, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 1,072 | 6% | Guyuan, 600 km |
Where China connects to
Countries reachable from China by Trains on a route we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 84 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in China
What Trains routes are there in China?
We sell 16772 Trains routes in China, serving 618 places, run by 12 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Trains tickets in China cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in China is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 16,772 routes we sell there. The median route runs 141 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of China by Trains?
84 of the Trains routes we sell touching China cross a border and 16688 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Nepal. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Trains services in China?
12 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in China: China Railway, China Railway Beijing Group, Guangdong Intercity Railway, Guangshen Railway Company, 上海金山铁路发展有限公司. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Trains route in China?
The longest Trains route we sell touching China runs from Chéngguān Qū to Linqiong, 1,198 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 141 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
Shanghai sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
A room in Shanghai for the night the train gets in
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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