Atlas of China

Where to go from Shanghai by train 上海

From Shanghai, direct trains and single changes in the timetable reach 55 of the atlas's 185 hubs within 6 hours and 72 within 9, as far as Chongqing; 63 more have nonstop flights but no practical train. The map colours each city by its time on the train.

Suzhou: 21 min by trainJiaxing: 27 min by trainChangzhou: 35 min by trainHangzhou: 45 min by trainHuzhou: 48 min by trainNanjing: 59 min by trainJinhua: 1 h 30 min by trainNingbo: 1 h 36 min by trainYangzhou: 1 h 40 min by trainYancheng: 1 h 44 min by trainQuzhou: 1 h 45 min by trainHefei: 1 h 51 min by trainTaizhou: 2 h 2 min by trainXuzhou: 2 h 7 min by trainShangrao: 2 h 10 min by trainHuangshan City: 2 h 16 min by trainWenzhou: 2 h 18 min by trainHuai'an: 2 h 20 min by trainLishui: 2 h 34 min by trainQufu: 2 h 43 min by trainNanchang: 2 h 46 min by trainWuyuan: 2 h 54 min by trainLianyungang: 2 h 56 min by trainJinan: 2 h 58 min by trainTai'an: 3 h 2 min by trainAnqing: 3 h 6 min by trainWuyishan: 3 h 11 min by trainJingdezhen: 3 h 12 min by trainChizhou: 3 h 19 min by trainWuhan: 3 h 32 min by trainKaifeng: 3 h 37 min by trainYichun: 3 h 38 min by trainFuzhou: 3 h 40 min by trainZhengzhou: 3 h 42 min by trainTianjin: 3 h 59 min by trainChangsha: 4 h by trainJiujiang: 4 h 24 min by trainBeijing: 4 h 24 min by trainSanming: 4 h 36 min by trainNingde: 4 h 40 min by trainQuanzhou: 4 h 41 min by trainQingdao: 4 h 45 min by trainTangshan: 4 h 45 min by trainHengyang: 4 h 46 min by trainGanzhou: 4 h 51 min by trainYueyang: 4 h 52 min by trainJi'an: 4 h 59 min by trainShijiazhuang: 5 h by trainXiamen: 5 h 3 min by trainWeifang: 5 h 16 min by trainQinhuangdao: 5 h 24 min by trainLuoyang: 5 h 26 min by trainXi'an: 5 h 39 min by trainAnyang: 5 h 58 min by trainLongyan: 5 h 59 min by trainYichang: 6 h 13 min by trainGuangzhou: 6 h 14 min by trainHandan: 6 h 17 min by trainJincheng: 6 h 28 min by trainYantai: 6 h 32 min by trainShenzhen: 6 h 35 min by trainXinyang: 6 h 41 min by trainXiangyang: 6 h 47 min by trainGuiyang: 6 h 54 min by trainChangzhi: 6 h 59 min by trainWeihai: 7 h 3 min by trainMeizhou: 7 h 42 min by trainShenyang: 7 h 55 min by trainHong Kong: 8 h 6 min by trainShantou: 8 h 20 min by trainChaozhou: 8 h 58 min by trainChongqing: 8 h 59 min by trainKunming: 9 h 35 min by trainChengdu: 10 h 31 min by trainDalian: 10 h 47 min by trainHarbin: 12 h 5 min by trainÜrümqi: 39 h 6 min by trainLhasa: 45 h 3 min by trainZhoushan: not in the timetableDandong: nonstop flight onlyBaoding: not in the timetableShiyan: nonstop flight onlyChenzhou: not in the timetableShaoguan: nonstop flight onlyYuncheng: nonstop flight onlyShaoyang: not in the timetableLinfen: nonstop flight onlyPingyao: not in the timetableZhangjiajie: nonstop flight onlyTaiyuan: nonstop flight onlyChengde: not in the timetableHancheng: not in the timetableBenxi: not in the timetableEnshi: nonstop flight onlyLüliang: nonstop flight onlyFenghuang: nonstop flight onlyZhangjiakou: nonstop flight onlyDatong: nonstop flight onlyTonghua: nonstop flight onlyChifeng: nonstop flight onlyYan'an: nonstop flight onlyMacau: nonstop flight onlyGuilin: nonstop flight onlyYulin: nonstop flight onlyDazhou: nonstop flight onlyJingbian: not in the timetableBaoji: not in the timetableHanzhong: nonstop flight onlyErdaobaihe: nonstop flight onlyHohhot: nonstop flight onlyBazhong: nonstop flight onlyOrdos: nonstop flight onlyLiuzhou: nonstop flight onlyKaili: not in the timetableGuang'an: not in the timetableChangchun: nonstop flight onlyZunyi: nonstop flight onlyPingliang: not in the timetableNanchong: nonstop flight onlyLangzhong: nonstop flight onlyBaotou: not in the timetableJilin City: not in the timetableYanji: nonstop flight onlyGuangyuan: nonstop flight onlyTianshui: not in the timetableSuining: not in the timetableLuzhou: nonstop flight onlyZhanjiang: nonstop flight onlyNeijiang: not in the timetableMianyang: nonstop flight onlyNanning: nonstop flight onlyYinchuan: nonstop flight onlyAnshun: not in the timetableZiyang: nonstop flight onlyZigong: not in the timetableDeyang: not in the timetableBeihai: nonstop flight onlyYibin: nonstop flight onlyMudanjiang: nonstop flight onlyZhongwei: not in the timetableHaikou: nonstop flight onlyBaise: nonstop flight onlyMeishan: not in the timetableSongpan: not in the timetableDujiangyan: not in the timetableLeshan: not in the timetableChongzuo: not in the timetableLanzhou: nonstop flight onlyQionghai: nonstop flight onlyEmeishan: not in the timetableXingyi: nonstop flight onlyYa'an: not in the timetableHezuo: not in the timetableQiqihar: nonstop flight onlyLuoping: not in the timetableKangding: not in the timetableWuwei: not in the timetableQiubei: not in the timetableSanya: nonstop flight onlyXichang: nonstop flight onlyXining: nonstop flight onlyPanzhihua: nonstop flight onlyHailar: nonstop flight onlyYuanmou: not in the timetableJianshui: not in the timetableDaocheng: not in the timetableZhangye: nonstop flight onlyLijiang: nonstop flight onlyShangri-La: nonstop flight onlyDali: nonstop flight onlyBaoshan: not in the timetableJinghong: nonstop flight onlyJiayuguan: nonstop flight onlyLancang: not in the timetableTengchong: nonstop flight onlyNyingchi: not in the timetableDunhuang: nonstop flight onlyTurpan: not in the timetableShigatse: not in the timetableKorla: nonstop flight onlyAltay: nonstop flight onlyBurqin: not in the timetableYining: not in the timetableAksu: nonstop flight onlyKashgar: nonstop flight onlyShanghai

Under 2 hours by train 12

2 to 4 hours by train 24

4 to 6 hours by train 19

6 to 9 hours by train 17

Over 9 hours by train 6

By air only 63

Nonstop flights from Shanghai, with no direct train and no single change in the timetable.

On the map

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Times are the fastest direct train, or the quickest single change with its wait, on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, from the main station at each end; the atlas's 186 hubs only, and pairs the timetable was not asked about (most over 1,000 km apart) are not shown. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28. Cities with a route page link to it; the others open on the map.