Changsha to Guangzhou runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:41 and the last around 18:54. One passenger pays €50.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 19m over 583 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €50.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€50.88
- 238%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Changsha
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:41First departure
- 18:54Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 67%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €144.10Fri25
- about €129.35Sat26
- about €89.82Sun27
- about €77.43Mon28
- about €91.59Tue29
- about €79.79Wed30
- about €80.97Thu1
- about €77.43Fri2
- about €88.05Sat3
- about €70.35Sun4
- about €58.55Mon5
- about €62.09Tue6
- about €75.07Wed7
- about €76.25Thu8
- about €67.99Fri9
- about €62.68Sat10
- about €63.86Sun11
- about €52.65Mon12
- about €50.88Tue13
- about €57.96Wed14
- about €69.76Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Guangzhou. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Guangzhou for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Changsha to Guangzhou
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €55.0190 days
- €42.6260 days
- €52.0645 days
- €53.8330 days
- €69.7621 days
- €76.2514 days
- €80.977 days
- €89.823 days
- €144.101 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.62.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 238 percent. The most expensive point is €144.10, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Changsha to Guangzhou 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
583 km
566 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
3,093,980 → 18,676,605
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
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
- 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 583 km against 566 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 Shenzhen, Huizhou. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.

Baggage storage near Guangzhou railway station
Most of the points near Guangzhou railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Changsha to Guangzhou
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
The fastest journey from Changsha to Guangzhou takes 4h 19m door to door, of which 1h 9m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 22m, 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
The cheapest fare from Changsha to Guangzhou is €50.88, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €79.79. 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
The cheapest way from Changsha to Guangzhou is by flight, at €50.88 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 4h 19m 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
Fares from Changsha to Guangzhou bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €42.62. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 238 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Changsha to Guangzhou?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Changsha to Guangzhou, at €58.55. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Changsha to Guangzhou?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Changsha to Guangzhou, at €43.80 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 service from Changsha to Guangzhou?
1 operators sell services from Changsha to Guangzhou across 1 mode: 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
67 percent of the services we sell from Changsha to Guangzhou are direct. The rest connect at Shenzhen, Huizhou, with about 56 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 Changsha to Guangzhou use?
Services from Changsha to Guangzhou by flight leave from Changsha Huanghua International Airport CSX and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport CAN. 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 Changsha to Guangzhou?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Changsha to Guangzhou 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 labeled 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 Changsha to Guangzhou on September 24, 2026: 583 km of route against 566 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €50.88, and 4h 19m 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
Changsha reaches 84 places in 10 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 9,018 km. Guangzhou reaches 230 places in 47 countries, from 44 to 12,878 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Changsha
- 84Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 35Operators
Arriving in Guangzhou
Leaving Guangzhou
- 230Places you can leave for
- 47Countries
- 71Operators
