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Chongqing to Guangzhou 重庆 – 广州
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 6 hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥620 against ¥508.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainChongqing West 重庆西 → Guangzhou South 广州南 | 5 h 46 minG2965, fastest | 6 hours | ¥508standard class | 3106:00–23:59 |
| FlightChongqing Jiangbei (CKG) → Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) | 2 h 5 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥620varies by day | 1906:55–21:10 |
By train
31 direct high-speed trains a day run from Chongqing West to Guangzhou South, between 06:00 and 23:59. The fastest, G2965, takes 5 h 46 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥508. Coming back, 30 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 42 min (G2942, 07:31 to 22:36).
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
19 nonstop flights a day from Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 2 h 5 min in the air, 06:55 to 21:10, with Air China, Hainan Airlines and Sichuan Airlines. 18 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥620.
At the other end
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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
On the map
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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.