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Shanghai to Huangshan Train Travel
With only 450km west of Shanghai, Huangshan has been a popular addon for trip to Shanghai. These two cities are well connected by flight, train and bus. High speed trains, began to serve in 2015, made the trip in 3.5 hours. Then in 2018, train travel time between Shanghai to Huangshan reduced to 2.5 hours. Nearly 20 pairs of daily trains are available and are direct trains with few stops including Hangzhou, Tongxiang, etc.
Train from Shanghai to Huangshan are always fully occupied especially at weekend and public holidays. Book in advance to increase the successful ratio. For your return trip, if not set travelling by train, you can also take bus from Huangshan to Shanghai.
Shanghai to Huangshan Trains
Shanghai has three train stations - Shanghai Hongqiao Station (虹桥火车站), Shanghai Station (上海站) and Shanghai South Station (上海南站). Both Shanghai Hongqiao and Shanghai Station operate trains to Huangshan city. Shanghai station in the city center, and Hongqiao Station is right at Hongqiao airport.
It is very important to read your ticket carefully before starting out for the journey and go for the correct train station. Below listed trains are full schedule for Jun. 2021. Use the searching function on top of this page to get temperate data for your specific travel date.
Train No
Dep. Station
Dep. Time
Arr. Station
Arr. Time
Duration
Mileage(km)
G7317
Shanghai Station
8:05
Huangshan North
11:30
3h25m
477
G7317
Shanghai Hongqiao
8:36
Huangshan North
11:30
2h54m
444
G1509
Shanghai Hongqiao
8:42
Huangshan North
11:08
2h26m
444
G7313
Shanghai Hongqiao
9:15
Huangshan North
12:01
2h46m
444
G7319
Shanghai Station
9:38
Huangshan North
12:46
3h8m
477
G7319
Shanghai Hongqiao
10:09
Huangshan North
12:46
2h37m
444
G7311
Shanghai Hongqiao
10:53
Huangshan North
13:25
2h32m
444
G7191
Shanghai Hongqiao
11:51
Huangshan North
14:41
2h50m
444
G7193
Shanghai Hongqiao
12:46
Huangshan North
15:40
2h54m
444
G7301
Shanghai Hongqiao
13:30
Huangshan North
16:09
2h39m
444
G7315
Shanghai Hongqiao
14:05
Huangshan North
17:09
3h4m
444
G7303
Shanghai Hongqiao
16:22
Huangshan North
19:29
3h7m
444
G7305
Shanghai Hongqiao
17:27
Huangshan North
20:41
3h14m
444
G1393
Shanghai Hongqiao
17:45
Huangshan North
20:31
2h46m
444
G7307
Shanghai Hongqiao
18:07
Huangshan North
20:57
2h50m
444
D3323
Shanghai Hongqiao
19:06
Huangshan North
22:05
2h59m
444
What to see in Shanghai and Huangshan
We have a list of Shanghai long vacations and day trips, covering Oriental Pearl TV Tower, The Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Museum, Jin Mao Tower, Shikumen, The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Zhujiajiao, M50, Xintiandi, The Old Street etc.
On average, visitors spend 2 full days in Shanghai, and leave 2-5 days for the extension trip to Huangshandepending on their interests. For hiking enthusiasts and photographers, they usually make most of hiking trails in Yellow Mountain Scenic area, the small and quaint villages.
Classic Shanghai and Huangshan Tour Itinerary:
1. Arrival in Shanghai.
2. Take a full day sightseeing including Oriental Pearl TV Tower, The Bund, Yuyuan Garden. Evening leisure walk at Nanjing Road.
3. Full day visit to Zhujiajiao Water Town and M50 or Qibao Ancient Town. Afternoon train to Huangshan.
4. Set out 90 km to Yeloow Mountain area, take cable car up and stay overnight on the mountain. 3. Enjoy a sunrise and take cable car down. Continue visit to Xidi and Hongcun village. Take late afternoon train back to Shanghai or onto other destinations.