Guangzhou to Shanghai trains

No.	Departure	Arrival	Duration
G85	08:00	14:51	6h51m
G1303	14:10	22:39	8h29m
G1305	15:25	22:54	7h29m

G86	14:50	6h50m
G1302	11:23	20:05	8h42m
G1306	15:39	23:06	7h27m

Arrival Hall of Hongqiao Station

Transportation to/from the Railway Stations
Shanghai Hongqiao: Subway line 2 has a stop there, which goes to Hongqiao International Airport, West Nanjing Road and People’s Square in city center, and Pudong International Airport. Passengers can also take bus 316, 320, 941; or Hongqiao Lines 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; or Airport line 1 to leave or arrive at the station.
Guangzhou South: Passengers can get to or leave the station by subway line 2, which has stops at Yuexiu Park, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and Guangzhou Railway Station. Buses available here include 288A, 301A, 303A, 309A, Pan 75, Pan 99, Pan 100, Pan 108, Pan 108B, Pan 110, Pan 129, Pan 145, Night 20, and Night 61.

Running Route
Shanghai-Changsha High Speed Railway: Running east-west, its allowed highest speed of 217mi/h (350km/h). The Shanghai-Hangzhou section was first put into use on October 26th, 2010, then Nanchang-Changsha section on September 16th, 2014, and finally the Hangzhou-Nanchang section on December 10th, 2014.
Changsha-Guangzhou High Speed Railway: Running north-south, is a section of the Wuhan-Guangzhou High Speed Railway, put into service on December 26th, 2009. Its permitted highest speed is also 217mi/h (350km/h).

Overnight High Speed Sleeper between Shanghai and Guangzhou

No.	Departure	Arrival	Duration	Ticket Fare of Upper Berth (CNY)
				Luxury Soft Sleeper	Soft Sleeper
Hongqiao → Guangzhou South				950	560
D941	19:55	07:12	11h17m
D931	20:00	07:19	11h19m
D935	07:25	11h20m
Guangzhou South → Hongqiao
D943	19:10	07:00	11h50m
D933	19:25	06:50	11h25m
D937	19:30	06:55

Note:
1. They depart every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday;
2. If passengers purchase a round-trip ticket of these overnight high speed sleepers, they can enjoy a 20% discount off the return ticket;
2. One passenger can now book a whole compartment on these carriages. Ticket fare is the total of all sleepers inside the compartment and each sleeper is issued a ticket under the passenger's name;
3. Women-only compartments are set on these overnight carriages for females' convenience.

Regular Trains between Shanghai and Guangzhou
There are three pairs (K511/512, T169/170, K527/528, Z99/Z100) of regular trains running between Shanghai South and Guangzhou Station, and one pair (Z99/100) between Shanghai Station and Guangzhou East. Their shortest duration is about 16 - 23 hours, and the cheapest ticket fare is CNY 560.5/628/640 for soft sleeper, CNY322.5/343/353 for hard sleeper, and CNY189.5/201/206 for hard seat.