China Train Tickets
High-speed rail across China — book in English, pay with an international card, and travel on your passport. No paper ticket needed.
人気の路線
今週最も予約された高速鉄道路線 — every route below opens its own schedule, journey time and fare page.
China Railway: the network
What to expect from train travel in China, and how to read the timetable.
中国鉄道 runs the largest high-speed railway network in the world — our timetable covers 3,404 駅 · 432 都市. Almost every place a visitor wants to go (Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, Kunming, Hangzhou) is on the rail map rather than a flight away: high-speed services run at 200–350 km/h, so Beijing–Shanghai takes under 4.5 hours and Shanghai–Hangzhou under an hour.
Trains are identified by a letter prefix. Knowing the six you will actually see makes a Chinese timetable readable at a glance:
| Code | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| G | 高速鉄道 | Fastest services, running on dedicated high-speed lines |
| D | 動車 | High-speed trains that also use upgraded conventional lines |
| C | 都市間 | Short intercity runs between neighbouring cities |
| Z | 直通急行 | Direct express with few or no intermediate stops |
| T | 特急 | Express — more stops and slower than Z trains |
| K | 普快 | Conventional trains, the slowest and cheapest option |
The letter is part of the train number: G7, D3106, C2001, Z20, T110, K816.
Three things foreign travellers need to know before booking. First, ticketing is real-name: every ticket is issued against a specific passport, so the name you type must match your passport exactly. Second, on most high-speed lines that passport is your ticket — you scan it at the gate instead of collecting paper, and if a gate does not read it, the staffed counter next to it will. Third, sales usually open 14 days before departure, so popular trains sell out early on public holidays; book as soon as your dates are fixed.
We handle the parts that are hard from abroad: searching in English, quoting in your own currency with the fare and our service fee shown separately, and paying with VISA, MasterCard, AMEX or PayPal. Once your seats are confirmed we email the e-ticket — nothing to collect at a counter, nothing to print.
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よくある質問
オンライン予約の方法
中国国外からでも予約できますか？
はい。世界中どこからでも予約でき、e チケットを発行します。駅でパスポートを提示してください。
何日前から予約できますか？
通常は乗車日の 14 日前に発売されます。カレンダーに予約可能期間が表示されます。
必要な情報は？
パスポート記載の氏名、パスポート番号、生年月日。
支払い方法は？
VISA、MasterCard、AMEX、PayPal に対応。多通貨決済。
チケットの受け取り方は？
確認メールが届きます。多くの列車はパスポートでそのまま改札通過。
キャンセルはできますか？
マイ予約からオンラインで取消可能。返金は鉄道規定に準じます。