Atlas of China
Beijing to Hong Kong 北京 – 香港
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 6½ hours against about 8½ hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥1100 against ¥1248.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainBeijing West 北京西 → Hong Kong West Kowloon 香港西九龙 | 8 h 12 minG381, fastest | 8½ hours | ¥1248standard class | 110:00 |
| FlightBeijing Capital (PEK) → Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 h 45 minin the air | 6½ hours | about ¥1100varies by day | 1802:35–20:30 |
By train
One direct high-speed train a day runs from Beijing West to Hong Kong West Kowloon, at 10:00. The fastest, G381, takes 8 h 12 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥1248. Coming back, one train a day, the fastest 8 h 11 min (G382, at 11:19).
Beijing: Several main stations: South (Shanghai), West (Xi'an, Wuhan), Chaoyang (north-east) and North or Qinghe (Datong, Hohhot); flights use Capital (PEK) or Daxing (PKX). Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon.
By air
18 nonstop flights a day from Beijing Capital (PEK) to Hong Kong (HKG), 3 h 45 min in the air, 02:35 to 20:30, with Cathay Pacific, Air China and Hong Kong Airlines. 20 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 6½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥1100.
At the other end
Featured places around Hong Kong.
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Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
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Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
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Victoria Peak 太平山顶
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
Around Beijing: Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Fragrant Hills Park, Universal Beijing Resort.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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About Beijing · About Hong Kong · Where Beijing reaches in a day · Where Hong Kong reaches in a day · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.