Even More Sleeper Trains From Beijing to Save Time and Money

We’ve already taken a look at a fair few places that you can get sleeper trains to from Beijing and now we’ve got even more for you! 

Remember, tickets go on sale 15 days before the departure date and always sell out fast over a holiday, so be sure to secure your tickets ASAP! On apps like Trip, you can reserve a ticket in advance and they will try to buy the tickets for you once they go on sale, however there’s of course no 100 percent guarantee that they’ll be able to get it. If they’re unable to book the ticket for you, you’ll receive a full refund.

Train D5 to Nanjing (Jiangsu), Changzhou (Jiangsu) and Shanghai

Departure Station: Beijing Station
Time: 9.21pm

Nanjing (Jiangsu)

Arrival station: Nanjing Station
Arrival time: 6.46am
Journey length: 9h 25m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 471, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 578

Things to see and do there:

• Sun-Yat Sen Mausoleum
• Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
• Purple Mountain
• Presidential Palace
• Confucius Temple
• Qinhuai River
• Nanjing City Wall
• Xuanwu Lake
• Linggu Temple
• Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre

Changzhou (Jiangsu)

Arrival station: Changzhou Station
Arrival time: 7.53am
Journey length: 10h 32m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 561, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 689

Things to see and do there:

• Tianning Temple
• Combs Alley
• China Dinosaurs Park
• Dongpo Park
• China Spring and Autumn Yancheng Scenic Area
• Qingfeng Park
• Tianfu Lake

Shanghai

Arrival station: Shanghai Station
Arrival time: 9.27am
Journey length: 12h 6m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 632, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 777

Things to see and do there:

• The Bund
• Yu Garden & Bazaar
• Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
• Jade Buddha Temple
• Shanghai Tower
• Former French Concession
• Shanghai Disney Resort
• Oriental Pearl Tower
• Shanghai Xintiandi
• Tianzifang
• Huangpu River Cruise
• Nanjing Road
• Jing’an Temple

Train T109 to Wuxi (Jiangsu) and Suzhou (Jiangsu)

Departure Station: Beijing Station
Time: 8.03pm

Wuxi (Jiangsu)

Arrival station: Wuxi Station
Arrival time: 9.33am
Journey length: 13h 30m
Price: Hard Sleeper RMB 280.5, Soft Sleeper RMB 438.5

Things to see and do there:

• Lingshan Grand Buddha
• Yuantouzhu
• Nanchan Temple
• Huishan Ancient Town
• Liyuan Garden
• Plum Garden
• Three Kingdoms City
• Yixing Bamboo Forest

Suzhou (Jiangsu)

Arrival station: Suzhou Station
Arrival time: 10.04am
Journey length: 14h 1m
Price: Hard Sleeper RMB 288.5, Soft Sleeper RMB 450.5

Things to see and do there:

• Humble Administrator's Garden
• Lingering Garden
• Tiger Hill
• Shantang Street
• Pingjiang Road
• Zhouzhuang Water Town
• Jinji Lake

Train D17 to Jiaxing (Zhejiang), Haining (Zhejiang) and Hangzhou (Zhejiang)

Departure Station: Beijing Station
Time: 7.16pm

Jiaxing (Zhejiang)

Arrival station: Jiaxing Station
Arrival time: 7.56am
Journey length: 12h 40m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 582, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 715

Things to see and do there:

• Wuzhen Water Town
• Xitang Water Town
• East Zha
• South Lake
• Yanguan Ancient Town
• Mao Dun Memorial Hall

Haining (Zhejiang)

Arrival station: Haining Station
Arrival time: 8.14am
Journey length: 12h 58m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 593, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 728

Things to see and do there:

• Chen Family Residence
• Culture Street
• Haining Leather City

Hangzhou (Zhejiang)

Arrival station: Hangzhou Station
Arrival time: 9am
Journey length: 13h 44m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 617, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 758

Things to see and do there:

• West Lake
• Leifeng Pagoda
• City God Pavilion
• Lingyin Temple
• Hefang Street
• Longjing Tea Plantation
• China National Tea Museum
• Former Residence of Xueyan Hu
• Xixi National Wetland Park

Train Z349 to Qingdao (Shandong)

Departure Station: Beijing Station
Time: 10.42pm

Arrival station: Qingdao North
Arrival time: 6.33am
Journey length: 7h 51m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 342, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 420

Things to see and do there:

• Qingdao Beer Museum
• Zhongshan Park
• Zhanqiao Pier
• Zhanshan Temple
• Badaguan Scenic Resort
• May Fourth Square
• Signal Hill Park
• Xiaoyushan Park
• Laoshan Mountain
• Walk along one of Qingdao’s many beaches

Train K27 to Dandong (Liaoning)

Departure Station: Beijing Station
Time: 5.26pm

Arrival station: Dandong Station
Arrival time: 7.35am
Journey length: 14h 9m
Price: Hard Sleeper up to RMB 261.5, Soft Sleeper up to RMB 398.5

Things to see and do there:

• North Korean Border at Dandong
• Yalu River Park
• Jinjiangshan Park
• Tiger Mountain Great Wall
• Andong Old Street
• Phoenix Mountain

K2559 to Shenyang (Liaoning)

Departure Station: Beijing Fengtai
Time: 6.53pm

Arrival station: Shenyang Station
Arrival time: 7.16am
Journey length: 12h 23m
Price: Hard Sleeper RMB 214, Soft Sleeper RMB 325

Things to see and do there:

• Mukden Palace
• Beiling Park
• Marshal Zhang Mansion
• Xiaonan Catholic Church
• “September 18” Historical Museum

Train D95 to Yichang (Hubei), Enshi (Hubei) and Chongqing 

Departure Station: Beijing West
Time: 5.53pm

Yichang (Hubei)

Arrival station: Yichang East
Arrival time: 6.37am
Journey length: 12h 44m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 435, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 586

Things to see and do there:

• Sanyou Cave (Three Visitors Cave)
• Three Gorges Dam
• Gezhou Dam
• Qu Yuan Ancestral Hall
• Shennong Stream
• Xiling Gorge
• Huangling Temple
• Wu Gorge
• Qutang Gorge

Enshi (Hubei)

Arrival station: Enshi Station
Arrival time: 8.40am
Journey length: 14h 47m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 486, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 670

Things to see and do there:

• Enshi Grand Canyon
• One Incense Pillar
• Tangya Tusi Ancient Town

Chongqing

Arrival station: Chongqing North
Arrival time: 11.27am
Journey length: 17h 34m
Price: 2nd Class Sleeper up to RMB 561, 1st Class Sleeper up to RMB 802

Things to see and do there:

• Hongya Cave
• Chaotianmen Night Cruise
• Yangtze River Cruise from Chongqing to Yichang
• Bayi Food Street
• Ciqikou Old Town
• Wulong Karst National Geology Park
• Dazu Rock Carvings
• E'ling Park
• Chongqing Zoo

READ: Save Time and Money With These Sleeper Trains From Beijing

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