Atlas of China
Changsha to Guiyang 长沙 – 贵阳
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 3 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥311. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainChangsha South 长沙南 → Guiyang East 贵阳东 | 2 h 51 minG241, fastest | 3 hours | ¥311standard class | 5505:19–20:04 |
By train
55 direct high-speed trains a day run from Changsha South to Guiyang East, between 05:19 and 20:04. The fastest, G241, takes 2 h 51 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥311. Coming back, 55 trains a day, the fastest 2 h 51 min (G242, 07:16 to 20:02).
By air
No nonstop flights.
At the other end
Around Changsha: Hunan Museum.
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 Changsha · About Guiyang · Where Changsha reaches in a day · Where Guiyang 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.