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High-Speed Trains from Xian to Chengdu

 

Xian and Chengdu are two hot destinations for tourists from both domestic and abroad. The two historical cities are always chosen by tourists as must-go places in for their China tours. The transportation between the two cities becomes more and more convenient now. Visitors can choose to travel the two cities either by trains or flights. In this page, you will find useful information about trains between Xian and Chengdu for your reference.

 

The first character of train number has special meanings.
G–High-Speed Train
C–Intercity EMU Train
D–Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Train
Z–Direct Express Train
T–Express Train
K–Fast Train
Four-digit Number Train - Regular Speed Train
L–Temporary Train
 

High-Speed Trains from Xian to Chengdu

There are many high-speed  trains from Xian to Chengdu every day from 6:00 to 19:00, taking about 4 hours. And high-speed trains become popular for tourists from Xi'an to Chengdu, since it is not a long time, and high-speed trains are steady, clean and comfortable. And the railway stations in Chengdu are not far away from Chengdu downtown.
 

Xi'an-Chengdu High-Speed Train Schedule(Updated on Feb, 6, 2026)

All times are local. Train schedules and ticket prices are subject to change. Please refer to the official 12306 website for the most up-to-date and accurate information.
 

Train No. Departure Arrival Duration
D995 05:13 Xi’an North (西安北) 08:43 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 30m
D997 05:18 Xi’an North (西安北) 08:47 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 29m
D973 05:30 Xi’an North (西安北) 08:58 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 28m
D977 05:35 Xi’an North (西安北) 09:03 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 28m
D1967 06:39 Xi’an North (西安北) 10:32 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 53m
G3437 07:33 Xi’an North (西安北) 11:06 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 33m
G2239 07:40 Xi’an North (西安北) 11:24 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 44m
D1913 07:53 Xi’an North (西安北) 11:48 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 55m
G3763 08:02 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:03 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 01m
G3739 08:07 Xi’an North (西安北) 11:53 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 46m
D1701 08:12 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:16 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 04m
D168 08:18 Xi’an (西安) 17:20 Chengdu East (成都东) 9h 02m
D1917 08:24 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:34 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 10m
D1953 08:39 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:40 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 01m
D1915 08:50 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:11 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 21m
G3349 08:51 Gaoling (高陵) 13:17 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 26m
D1973 08:55 Xi’an North (西安北) 12:56 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 01m
G3433 09:04 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:07 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 03m
G2201 09:36 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:12 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 36m
G3359 09:41 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:36 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 55m
D1921 09:48 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:32 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 44m
G2851 09:56 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:44 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 48m
D1923 10:05 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:58 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 53m
G4085 10:11 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:21 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 10m
G3139 10:24 Xi’an North (西安北) 13:53 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 29m
G2203 10:44 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:27 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 43m
D1925 10:55 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:37 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 42m
G2831 11:00 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:08 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 08m
G3351 11:05 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:49 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 44m
G321 11:25 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:32 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 07m
G1839 11:30 Xi’an North (西安北) 14:58 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 28m
D1927 11:35 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:03 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 28m
G2241 11:44 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:31 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 47m
G2217 11:49 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:42 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 53m
G2213 11:54 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:36 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 42m
D1957 11:59 Xi’an North (西安北) 15:54 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 55m
G2251 12:17 Xi’an North (西安北) 16:04 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 47m
G2205 12:28 Xi’an North (西安北) 16:22 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 54m
D1931 12:35 Xi’an North (西安北) 16:27 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
G2207 12:51 Xi’an North (西安北) 16:42 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 51m
D1709 13:02 Xi’an North (西安北) 16:49 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 47m
D1935 13:07 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:02 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 55m
G1833 13:16 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:14 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 58m
G3209 13:32 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:24 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
G1831 13:38 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:19 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 41m
D1907 13:43 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:31 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 48m
D1937 13:56 Xi’an North (西安北) 18:17 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 21m
G1887 14:01 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:53 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
D1939 14:06 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:48 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 42m
G1591 14:24 Xi’an North (西安北) 17:58 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 34m
G1975 14:33 Xi’an North (西安北) 18:27 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 54m
G3879 14:49 Xi’an North (西安北) 18:38 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 49m
G969 15:13 Xi’an North (西安北) 18:55 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 42m
G1307 15:24 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:00 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 36m
G3353 15:29 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:17 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 48m
G1701 15:34 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:32 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 58m
D1977 15:44 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:37 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 53m
D1705 16:01 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:44 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 43m
G3289 16:06 Xi’an North (西安北) 19:55 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 49m
G3361 16:17 Xi’an North (西安北) 20:03 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 46m
G2233 16:22 Xi’an North (西安北) 20:25 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 03m
G3781 16:34 Xi’an North (西安北) 20:51 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 17m
G3293 16:39 Xi’an North (西安北) 20:33 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 54m
D1987 16:50 Xi’an North (西安北) 20:56 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 06m
G1835 17:09 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:01 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
D1903 17:20 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:19 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 59m
D1947 17:29 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:35 Chengdu East (成都东) 4h 06m
G3441 17:38 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:30 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
G1281 17:57 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:40 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 43m
G481 18:03 Xi’an North (西安北) 21:53 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 50m
D1975 18:08 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:00 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 52m
G3363 18:25 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:06 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 41m
D1909 18:39 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:14 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 35m
D1949 18:51 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:34 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 43m
D1045 19:05 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:53 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 48m
G323 19:17 Xi’an North (西安北) 22:30 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 13m
D2007 19:31 Xi’an North (西安北) 23:06 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 35m
G3285 19:43 Xi’an North (西安北) 23:17 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 34m
D1997 19:49 Xi’an North (西安北) 23:22 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 33m
G3417 19:58 Xi’an North (西安北) 23:27 Chengdu East (成都东) 3h 29m

 
Ticket Information (Fare Reference)
 
Train Type Departure Station Second-Class Seat First-Class Seat Business Seat Sleeper (Lower)
High-Speed (G) Xi’an North ¥263 – ¥300 ¥421 – ¥481 ¥789 – ¥940
EMU (D) Xi’an North (Day) ¥252 – ¥300 ¥405 – ¥481
EMU (D) Xi’an North (Overnight) ¥210 – ¥263 ¥300 – ¥450
EMU (D) Xi’an ¥251 ¥402
High-Speed (G) Gaoling ¥280 ¥448 ¥868

Notes for Booking Train Tickets

1. Booking an original train is easier than booking a passing-by train. You can book a train ticket 15 days in advance at most. We suggeat you to book train ticket in advance, for the train tickets are sold out quite soon. And during summer holiday, national holidays in China, trains tickets are hard to buy for it is too hot. There are four ways for visitors to buy train ticket: at the Railway Station, by online ticket booking system, by Telephone and booking through travel agencies. Visit How to Book China Train Tickets to find out the details.

2. Generally, the seats on the train in China have tow types including soft seat and hard seat. Also, there are two kinds of sleeper seats on China's trains which are hard sleeper seat and soft sleeper seat. Hard sleeper seats are divided into upper hard sleeper, middle hard sleeper and lower hard sleeper (lower hard sleeper is the best); while soft sleeper seats are divided into upper soft sleeper and lower soft sleeper (lower soft sleeper is better).
 
3. In China, taking a train is a comparative cheaper way to cut down the travel cost. While correspondingly, the comfortable level is lower than by air.
Luggage: you need to take the luggages by yourself and keep an eye of them on transporting time, no luggage-checking service on the train
 

Tips for Traveling to Xian and Chengdu

► Best Time to Visit Xian:
The best time to visit Xi'an will be during months June, July, August and September, when the average temperatures are at a comfortable level. Other great months to visit Xi'an are April, May and October when the average temperatures are a little cooler. If you don't mind bringing a coat,  during January, February, March, November and December is also good time to go, but average temperatures is a lottle cold in those months.. You can visit Best time to visit Xian page to find more useful information of weahter in Xian.

 
► Best Time to Visit Chengdu:
Best time to visit Chengdu in Sichuan Province will be from March to June and from September to November. Spring in Chengdu (March - May) is a season revered from the cold days. Shortly warming time is comfortable for plants growth. Early summer is a best time to visit since the days are cool and comfortable for most people. Autumn months including September, October, and November is a cool season with comparative fewer rainy days. Chengdu's winter is not extremely cold with few snow days. Continuous foggy days negatively impact the local traffic. You can visit Best time to visit Chengdu page to find more information.

► Try to Avoid domestic travel seasons

The most crowded seasons in China are Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labour Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07). Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling.
 

Related Information

 
► More transportation information: Xian Transportation
► Recommended China tour to Xian and Chengdu: 12 Days China Panda Tour  (Shanghai-Guilin- Chengdu-Xian-Beijing)