Airport ↔ rail connections
Changsha Huanghua International Airport长沙黄花国际机场
Changsha Huanghua (CSX) is served by China’s first low-speed maglev: the maglev link reaches Changshanan station in 16 minutes for ¥20, one of the quickest airport-to-high-speed-rail transfers in the country. Metro Line 6 also runs into town, about 50 minutes to Changsha railway station for ¥5. Tickets from Changshanan can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
Changsha Maglev Express (Line S2)
16min · Changshanan (maglev)
Huanghua Airport (maglev) → Changshanan (maglev)
- Fare
- Flat fare ¥20
- First / last
- 07:00
- Headway
- Every 10 min
- Interchange
- Changshanan: rail station plus Metro Lines 2 and 4
- Level
- Between T1 and T2
At 18.55 km it is China’s first home-grown low-speed maglev; the intermediate Langli stop costs ¥10 to either end.
Metro Line 6
50min · Changsha railway station (change at Yingbin Road)
Huanghua Airport T1 & T2 → Changsha railway station (change at Yingbin Road)
- Fare
- To Changsha station ¥5
- First / last
- 06:30
- Headway
- About 5 min
- Interchange
- Yingbin Road: Line 2 · Wuyi Square: Lines 1 and 2
- Level
- Beneath T1 and T2
Getting here by metro
Follow these steps. The rail concourse is not directly under the terminal — head for the hub between the terminals.
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Leave T2 and follow the corridor to the maglev station
The maglev station sits between T1 and T2; follow the Maglev signs along the corridor, 5–10 minutes from arrivals.
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Buy a ticket: ¥20 flat, every 10 minutes16 min
The maglev is priced separately from the metro. Its terminus opens onto the east square of Changshanan station.
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For the city centre use Metro Line 6
Line 6 stops beneath T1/T2; ride towards Xiejiaqiao, change to Line 2 at Yingbin Road — about 50 minutes to Changsha station for ¥5.
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Bonus: check in early at the maglev station
The maglev station has a city terminal where you can check in and drop bags in advance (closes two hours before departure).
Changsha · The network
- Lines in service
- 8
- Stations
- 168
- City fares
- ¥2+
- Operating hours
- –
From plane to train
Follow these steps in order. Note the middle one: the trains are not directly under the terminal.
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Land and collect bags
International arrivals are at T2; T3 is due to take over around the end of 2026 — check the terminal on your ticket.
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Maglev or metro
For high-speed rail at Changshanan: the maglev, 16 minutes for ¥20. For the city: Line 6, about 50 minutes for ¥5.
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Board your train16 min
The maglev terminus opens onto Changshanan’s east square, 5–10 minutes from the platforms. Changshanan sits where the Beijing–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Kunming lines cross.
Airport → railway station
There is no railway station at Huanghua; the maglev reaches Changshanan in 16 minutes, opening onto its east square.
Changshanan Railway Station
16min
Maglev direct, 16 minutes, ¥20 — the east square is at the exit
- Line 6 to Yingbin Road then Line 2: about 50 minutes for ¥5 — cheaper, slower
- The Beijing–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Kunming lines cross here
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan