Atlas of China
Hangzhou to Guangzhou 杭州 – 广州
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 5 hours against about 5½ 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 ¥650 against ¥768.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHangzhou East 杭州东 → Guangzhou North 广州北 | 5 h 26 minG251, fastest | 5½ hours | ¥768standard class | 1607:20–21:03 |
| FlightHangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) → Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) | 2 h 30 minin the air | 5 hours | about ¥650varies by day | 3306:40–22:35 |
By train
16 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hangzhou East to Guangzhou North, between 07:20 and 21:03. The fastest, G251, takes 5 h 26 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥768. Coming back, 15 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 22 min (G252, 07:48 to 20:30).
By air
33 nonstop flights a day from Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 2 h 30 min in the air, 06:40 to 22:35, with China Southern Airlines, Air China and Hainan Airlines. 34 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 5 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥650.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Hangzhou and on to Guangzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
At the other end
Featured places around Guangzhou.
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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
Around Hangzhou: West Lake, Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng.
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.