Atlas of China
Guangzhou to Shenzhen 广州 – 深圳
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1 hour, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥75. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainGuangzhou South 广州南 → Shenzhen North 深圳北 | 29 minG3017, fastest | 1 hour | ¥75standard class | 29506:10–23:25 |
| By road136 km | 2 h 10 min | 2 hours |
By train
295 direct high-speed trains a day run from Guangzhou South to Shenzhen North, between 06:10 and 23:25. The fastest, G3017, takes 29 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥75. Coming back, 303 trains a day, the fastest 29 min (G1002, 06:06 to 23:20).
Shenzhen: Futian station, in the centre, also has high-speed trains to Hong Kong West Kowloon.
By road
136 km by road, about 2 h 10 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
At the other end
Featured places around Shenzhen.
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Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
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Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
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Victoria Peak 太平山顶
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
Around Guangzhou: Canton Tower & Pearl River.
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 Guangzhou · About Shenzhen · Where Guangzhou reaches in a day · Where Shenzhen 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.