Atlas of China
Hong Kong to Guangzhou 香港 – 广州
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1 hour against about 2½ hours by road, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥215. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHong Kong West Kowloon 香港西九龙 → Guangzhou South 广州南 | 48 minG6526, fastest | 1 hour | ¥215standard class | 5007:20–22:37 |
| FlightHong Kong (HKG) → Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) | 1 h 10 minin the air | 3½ hours | 300:50–19:55 | |
| By road182 km | 2 h 40 min | 2½ hours |
By train
50 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou South, between 07:20 and 22:37. The fastest, G6526, takes 48 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥215. Coming back, 50 trains a day, the fastest 47 min (G6503, 06:32 to 21:28).
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon.
By air
3 nonstop flights a day from Hong Kong (HKG) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 1 h 10 min in the air, 00:50 to 19:55, with Cathay Pacific. 3 fly back.
By road
182 km by road, about 2 h 40 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
At the other end
Featured places around Guangzhou.
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Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Around Hong Kong: Victoria Harbour, Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping, Victoria Peak.
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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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.