Atlas of China
Hong Kong to Xiamen 香港 – 厦门
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 4 hours against about 4 hours by flight, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥373 against about ¥400. 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 → Xiamen North 厦门北 | 3 h 49 minG920, fastest | 4 hours | ¥373standard class | 408:48–18:37 |
| FlightHong Kong (HKG) → Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN) | 1 h 30 minin the air | 4 hours | about ¥400varies by day | 209:30–17:55 |
By train
4 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Xiamen North, between 08:48 and 18:37. The fastest, G920, takes 3 h 49 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥373. Coming back, 4 trains a day, the fastest 3 h 33 min (G923, 10:15 to 16:15).
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon. Xiamen: Gaoqi Airport (XMN) is due to be replaced by the new Xiang'an Airport around the end of 2026.
By air
2 nonstop flights a day from Hong Kong (HKG) to Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN), 1 h 30 min in the air, 09:30 to 17:55, with Cathay Pacific. 2 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥400.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Hong Kong and on to Xiamen, so the trip can be broken there.
At the other end
Featured places around Xiamen.
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Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿
A car-free island of old villas, banyan trees and drifting piano music
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.