Atlas of China
Chongqing to Changsha 重庆 – 长沙
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 ¥389 against about ¥410. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainChongqing East 重庆东 → Changsha 长沙 | 3 h 53 minG2445, fastest | 4 hours | ¥389standard class | 2107:17–17:37 |
| FlightChongqing Jiangbei (CKG) → Changsha Huanghua (CSX) | 1 h 35 minin the air | 4 hours | about ¥410varies by day | 507:50–23:05 |
By train
21 direct high-speed trains a day run from Chongqing East to Changsha, between 07:17 and 17:37. The fastest, G2445, takes 3 h 53 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥389. Coming back, 19 trains a day, the fastest 3 h 53 min (G2446, 07:04 to 17:45).
Chongqing: Chongqing North is the busiest station; many trains to Guizhou, Yunnan and Yibin use Chongqing West, and Chongqing East opened in 2025.
By air
5 nonstop flights a day from Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG) to Changsha Huanghua (CSX), 1 h 35 min in the air, 07:50 to 23:05, with Sichuan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines and China Southern Airlines. 5 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥410.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Chongqing and on to Changsha, so the trip can be broken there.
- Zhangjiajie 张家界 380 km from Chongqing · 2 h 6 min there, 1 h 43 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Changsha.
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Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
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.