Atlas of China
Hangzhou to Hong Kong 杭州 – 香港
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 5 hours against about 7 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 ¥660 against ¥825.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHangzhou West 杭州西 → Hong Kong West Kowloon 香港西九龙 | 6 h 51 minG901, fastest | 7 hours | ¥825standard class | 215:05–21:15 |
| FlightHangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) → Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 h 40 minin the air | 5 hours | about ¥660varies by day | 808:00–19:30 |
By train
2 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hangzhou West to Hong Kong West Kowloon, between 15:05 and 21:15. The fastest, G901, takes 6 h 51 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥825. Coming back, 2 trains a day, the fastest 6 h 52 min (G902, 11:35 to 20:00).
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon.
By air
8 nonstop flights a day from Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) to Hong Kong (HKG), 2 h 40 min in the air, 08:00 to 19:30, with Cathay Pacific, Air China and Loong Air. 9 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 5 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥660.
At the other end
Featured places around Hong Kong.
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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 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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About Hangzhou · About Hong Kong · Where Hangzhou reaches in a day · Where Hong Kong 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.