Beijing Shanghai High Speed Train - Super Convenient & Popular Way of Travelling between Beijing and Shanghai

Nowadays, taking a high speed bullet train is a popular and wise choice for your Beijing Shanghai tour. It is fast, comfortable, advanced, safe and with quite fair price. The 1318-kilometer-long Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway, put into service in 2011, is one of the most busiest high speed rail lines in China, even the world. And it has became a common speedy transfer choice besides flying.

Generally, there are more than 30 pairs of high speed bullet trains running between Beijing and Shanghai every day. Most of them are G trains (with a speed of 300 km/h) that only takes about 4.5 to 6 hours. More surprisingly, there are some Fuxing trains running between Beijing and Shanghai with the speed of about 350km/h. Therefore, you can travel between the profound ancient capital city and the modern fashionable metropolis with real high speed and advanced train facilities at true ease.

As this high speed railway stretches from the north to the east China, passing several distinct provinces, you can still get chance to stop by and even get off to visit Tianjin (天津), Jinan (济南), Qufu (曲阜), Nanjing (南京), Wuxi (无锡), Suzhou (苏州), etc. Please check the detailed high speed railway map at below.

Beijing Shanghai High Speed Train Schedules

● Beijing to Shanghai

Train Type	From	To	Frequency (day)	Operating Hours	Duration	Detailed Schedule >
G Trains	Beijing South	Shanghai / Shanghai Hongqiao	Over 45	About 07:00-19:00	About 4.5-6 hours
Overnight D Trains	Beijing / Beijing South	Shanghai / Shanghai Hongqiao	About 3	About 19:30-21:00	About 12 hours

● Shanghai to Beijing

Train Type	From	To	Frequency (day)	Operating Hours	Duration	Detailed Schedule >
G Trains	Shanghai / Shanghai Hongqiao	Beijing South	About 45	About 06:30-19:00	About 4.5-6.5 hours
Overnight D Trains	Shanghai/ Shanghai Hongqiao	Beijing South	About 2	About 19:00-21:00	About 12 hours

Recommended Beijing Shanghai Tour Packages:

>> 6 Days Beijing Shanghai Tour by High Speed Train / 6 Days Beijing Shanghai Highlights Tour

Other Recommended Sections on Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway

As Beijing Shanghai high speed trains also make stops at some interesting tourist cities along the way north-south, such as Tianjin, Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, and so forth, you may also get off at those destinations to enjoy their diverse highlights and experience the high speed train trip by section. Let’s see the top recommended railway section and the train schedule at below.

From - To	Frequency (day)	Operating Hours	Duration
Beijing - Tianjin	Over 160	About 06:00-23:00	About 0.5 hour
Beijing - Nanjing	Over 50	About 06:30-19:00	About 3.5-5 hours
Beijing - Wuxi	Over 10	About 07:00-17:00	About 5.5 hours
Beijing - Suzhou	About 20	About 06:30-17:30	About 4-6 hours
Shanghai - Suzhou	About 160	About 06:00-22:30	About 0.5 hour
Shangghai - Wuxi	About 150	About 06:00-22:00	About 0.5-1 hour
Shanghai - Nanjing	Over 190	About 06:00-22:00	About 1-2 hours
Shanghai - Tianjin	Over 20	About 07:30-17:30	About 5-5.5 hours

Please Note: This information of time and duration might changes slightly, be free to contact us for the up-to-date schedule.

Special Fuxing Trains between Beijing and Shanghai

What to See along Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway

Only the superb bullet train speed experience in your Beijing Shanghai high speed train travel? Definitely not! Besides that, you are going to embrace a lot of classic historical and cultural sites to know China better, wonderful creations of natural world, taste many sorts of special food, meet many interesting local citizens there, etc. in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Tianjin……

Beijing South Railway Station

Address: No.12, Yongwai Street, Fengtai District, Beijing (北京市丰台区永外大街12号 - 北京南站); about 25mins for 7km to downtown by car.

Transportation: Transportation: not far from the city center, Beijing South Station needs about 25-30mins to go to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. Besides, you can transfer by local Metro Line 4 and Line 1 for about 40 mins. Besides, Metro Line 14 is available in this station, you can also go to many attractions and other places by the convenient Metro System in Beijing. > Check more about Beijing South Railway Station.

Tianjin - Important Harbor City & Gateway to Beijing

Tianjin, only half and hour’s high speed train riding from Beijing, is one of the 14 coastal open cities since 1980s. When you are traveling in this beautiful seaside city, we recommend to see the Five Great Avenues that contains hundreds of old buildings of international styles, visit the China House to see the unbelievable porcelain house, and go to see Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, Jingyuan Garden, Shi Family Courtyard, Dule Temple, Eye of Tianjin, and so forth to see the modern and ancient contrast of this major city in north China!

Useful links:

Popular Tianjin Tour Packages | Top Beijing Tianjin Tours | Top Tianjin Things to Do

Tianjin South Railway Station

Address: between Jincang Highway and Jinjin Highway, Zhangjiawo Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin (天津市西青区张家窝镇津晋高速公路与津沧高速公路之间 – 天津南站); about 40 minutes to get to Tianjin downtown by taxi.

Nanjing - Famous Ancient Capitals of Six Dynasties

Nanjing is not only the capital city of Jiangsu Province, but also the famous ancient capital of 6 dynasties in the past, including Song, Ming dynasties. Therefore, interesting and meaningful historical and cultural places are preserved and prepared for your classic and deep learning of the experience of Nanjing, such as the Memorial Hall to the victims in the Nanjing Massacre, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Nanjing Museum, Qinhuai River, etc.

Useful links:

Popular Nanjing Tour Packages | Top Nanjing Things to Do

Nanjing South Railway Station

Address: No.98 Yulan Road, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing (南京市雨花台区玉兰路98号 - 南京南站); about 25mins for 13km to downtown by car.

Transportation: not very far from Nanjing city center, it needs about 20 minutes to Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre, about 50 minutes to Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, about 25 minutes to Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River, etc.

Wuxi - Previous Busy Export Hub of Rice, Silk & Textiles

It is reputed as the “Peal of Taihu Lake”. Adjacent to Suzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Yangtze River, this city is a great city to enjoy the city of water romance. Stunning natural sceneries are easy to get there at Yuantouzhu, Taihu Lake, Liyuan Garden, Plum Garden, where you can appreciate blossoms, waterscape, classical garden view, and atmospheric view and charm. Besides, you can go to feel the holy and profound Buddhist culture by visiting Lingshan Grand Buddha, Nanchan Temple, etc. to enjoy the peaceful and antique feature of this destination.

Useful links:

Wuxi Highlights Tour | Wuxi Suzhou Nanjing Tour | Wuxi Travel Guide

Wuxi East Railway Station

Address: East Xianfeng Road, Anzhen Town, Xishan District, Wuxi (无锡市锡山区安镇先锋东路 - 无锡东站), about 40mins for 19km to downtown by car.

Transportation: local Metro Line 2 can take you from this station to the city center and other places in Wuxi. Usually, you can go by taxi, and it needs abiout 40 minutes to Yuantouzhu Scenic area, Taihu Lake, Liyuan Garden, 45 minutes to Plum Garden, about 30 minutes to Nanchan Temple, etc. If you want to visit Lingshan Grand Buddha, it needs about 1 hour and 10 minutes by car.

Suzhou - Elegant City of Traditional Jiangnan Gardens

One of the heavenly wonderlands on earth, Suzhou is absolutely recommended for all visitors to China for the exquisite enjoyment of its elegant Jiangnan flavor. Among all the highlights, the extremely famous classic Suzhou gardens has no reason to be missed, such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Linger Garden, Master of Nets Garden, etc. Furthermore, you could get totally laid back at the idyllic Tongli, Zhouzhuang and other old water towns. Besides, Suzhou Museum by I. M. Pei, Suzhou Silk Factory, Shangtang Street, Pingjiang Road, Suzhou Grand Canal, and so forth will give you a new and layered love to Suzhou.

Useful links:

Popular Suzhou Tour Packages | Suzhou Travel Guide | Top Suzhou Things to Do

Suzhou North Railway Station

Address: Chengtong Road, Xiangcheng district, Suzhou (苏州市相城区城通路 - 苏州北站), a little far away from city center.

Transportation: you can take Metro Line 2 and Line 4 to the downtown for about 45mins. Also, you can take a taxi to most attractions, like Lingering Garden, Suzhou Museum, etc. for about 30mins, to Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory for about 35 mins, etc.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Address: No.1500, Shengui Road, Minhang District, Shanghai (上海市闵行区申贵路1500号 - 上海虹桥站), about 50mins for 20km to downtown by car.

Transportation: Shanghai Hongqiao Station is served for most Beijing Shanghai high speed trains. You can take local Metro Line 2 to Shanghai City center for about 50 minutes. Also, besides the Line 2 and Line 10 available there, you can also transfer to other Lines to visit your ideal places in this city.

Shanghai Railway Station

Address: No. 303, Moling Road, Jingan District, Shanghai (上海市静安区秣陵路303号 - 上海站), which is about 20 minutes away from the city center by Metro Line 1. Besides, Line 3 is also available there for your easy transfer. > Check more about Shanghai Railway Stations.

High Speed Train Travel with China Discovery

We China Discovery are very willing to help you with the high speed train tickets booking, tour customization and local guide and transfer arrangement, so you can be able to experience the superb bullet train in style and enjoy all the highlights of your ideal destinations in China without any worry. If you are interested, please feel free to contact our professional travel consultants who are here ready to build your own tour to best suit for your needs and likes.