Guangzhou to Hong Kong Through Train: Schedules, Tickets and Fares

For the convenience of world travelers and local business people and visitors, there are daily direct trains running between Guangzhou and Hong Kong. To match the railway adjustment in mainland China, the previous 12 through trains will be changed to 9 daily trains since July 10, 2019. You could take the earliest train Z801 at 08:19 from Guangzhou East Railway Station to reach Hung Hom Railway Station at about 10:17. Also, the rest trains would leave Guangzhou East Station at about 09:30, 10:37, 12:03, 14:04, 15:38, 17:33, 19:33 and 20:40. The last Guangzhou-Kowloon Through Train (广九直通车) Z819 would start at 20:40 and arrive at Hong Kong at about 22:36 during late night.

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Guangzhou Hong Kong Through Train

From Hong Kong, there are 9 daily through trains departing from Hong Kong Hung Hom Station（红磡站) to Guangzhou East Railway Station, via Changping. The first train Z814 starts at 08:00 and would arrives at Guangzhou at 09:57, for about 2 hours. The rest trains are Z806 (09:24-11:23), Z802 (10:52-12:51), Z812 (12:23-14:17), Z816 (13:11-15:08), Z808 (14:32-16:31), Z804 (16:35-18:34), Z818 (18:05-20:02), Z810 (20:01-22:00). Among them, Z812 would not have stopover in Changping Station. You could choose a train from all the 9 options to transfer from Hong Kong to Guangzhou.

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Guangzhou East Railway Station

Location: No. 1 Dongzhan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Province (广东省广州市天河区东站路1号 广州东站)

Local transfer: from Guangzhou East Railway Station, you could take Guangzhou Metro Line 2 for about 40 minutes to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, take Line 1 and 2 to Yuexiu Park and Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall for about 30 minutes, take Line 1 to the central area for about 40 minutes and to Chen’s Family for about 30 minutes, take Line 1 and Line 6 to Shamian Island for about 40 minutes, etc.

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Guangzhou East Station

Hong Kong Hung Hom Station

Location: No. 8 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Hong Kong (香港红磡畅运道8号 红磡火车站)

Local transfer: from Hong Kong Hung Hom Railway Station, you could take West Rail Line, East Rail Line and Disneyland Resort Line to Hong Kong Disneyland for about 70 minutes, take bus 170 to Ocean Park for about 50 minutes, take East Rail Line to Mong Kok for about 20 minutes, take West Rail Line to Tsim Sha Tsui for about 20 minutes, take the Citybus 811 to take the Victoria Peak Tram for about 40 minutes, the West Rail Line to the Avenue of the Stars. Besides, you could take a taxi to Stanley Market for about 30 minutes, etc.

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Hong Kong Hung Hom Station

On Guangzhou Hong Kong trains, there are Premium Class Seats (特等座) and First Class Seats (一等座), with the former type costs HK$ 250 (about 32 USD) for each adult, and the latter one costs HK$ 210 (about 27 USD). Children of 5-9 years enjoy half price.

How to book the tickets?

In fact, as there are enough tickets sold, you could buy the train ticket on site at the railway station in Guangzhou or Hong Kong. And if you want to book it in advance, you could do it at Guangzhou East Station and Hong Kong Hung Hom Station, and also, you could book onlinethrough the official Website of Hong Kong MTR. Besides, if you book a tour including Guangzhou or Hong Kong, you could directly leave all the steps to us China Discovery, and our local guide would do it perfectly for you.

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How to get the tickets?

If you buy the tickets on site in the train station, you can get it immediately. For collecting your train tickets booked in other ways, you are recommended to go to the service windows in the specific railway station in Guangzhou or Hong Kong. However, if you book online, you should collect your tickets only in Hong Kong.

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No matter you take the Guangzhou Hong Kong train at the beginning or at the end of your China tour, you could spend wonderful and highlighting days in both destinations in China.

In Guangzhou

If you take a Hong Kong to Guangzhou train, you could take 2, 3 or 4 days to taste the world famous Cantonese food like their special breakfast with tea and dim sum, Wonton, etc. As you savoring the Cantonese flavor, you could visit the Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall to know about the biography of Mr. Sun and the history of China. Neat the hall, you could take a leisure walk or fresh breath in the Yuexiu Park established on the old Guangzhou city. Moreover, the Ancestral Temple of Chen Family and Shamian Island are two recommended sites for history seekers and construction lovers. And if you tour with your friends or children, the Changlong Safari Park is not to be missed. What’s more, you could go to Tianhe District to appreciate the really tall Canton Tower and the sparkling lights of it and the surrounding during evening. >> Check more highlighting things to do in Guangzhou / Popular Guangzhou Tours

In Hong Kong

If you go by a Guangzhou to Hong Kong through train, 1 to 3 days is suitable for you to unveil Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient. Hong Kong is one of the best destinations to see the traditional Chinese culture and the super modern prosperity. You could wander to watch the old structures facing the skyscrapers on the same one street. Also, the day view and night view of Victoria Harbor is really stunning and famous. The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Ocean Park are two must visiting places for visitors with childlike innocence and who travel with kids. And the Victoria Peak is the best observation site for the panorama of HK. Take a walk along the streets in Hong Kong, you could find countless tasteful food from difference countries and regions and great products to select. What’s more, you are also recommended to go to the Repulse Bay, Stanley Market, Wong Tai Sin Temple and many other islands in this special area. >> Check more highlighting things to do in Hong Kong / Popular Hong Kong Tours

Guangzhou Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall

Delicious Cantonese Food

Hong Kong Panorama from Victoria Peak