Most Product Buyers who come to Hong Kong will take a flight or train into China to visit with suppliers. This can be done alone or with a dedicated buying agent from Hong Kong. Visiting a factory in Canton province can easily be done in a day. Here we will explain logistics for taking the train.

100 years ago, on 1 October 1910, railway operations first began in Hong Kong. The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) has now merged with the MTRC underground system but the name of the train stays the same, the KCR running frequent services to the Chinese border with Hong Kong. The company also offers train services direct to China. The rail network currently carries about 4.3 million people/day.

How to Take The Train

Hung Hom Station

From Hung Hom Station you catch the train direct to China without having to go through an immigration stop at the border. Check the train schedulepurchase train tickets online or at China travel services in advance. See links and check out your Visa Requirements here.

Booking ahead is esp. important during the Canton Fair period where seats are sold out on some trains.   Try to arrive at the station 30 to 45 min before departure time. You need to go through HK Immigration at the station.

Get to the train station through exit C if you go there via the MTR. It is also very easy and cheap to take taxis in Hong Kong. Then, make your way to the ticketing booth to buy/collect your ticket. Follow direction boards to the ticketing counter.

Tickets cost HK$145 each way for Donguan and HK$190 for the Guangzhou Eastern train station (广州东站  /  廣州東站). This is an image showing some details of the train ticket.  Red oval shows the train compartment/cabin number and blue circle shows the seat number.

There are 10-12 trains daily between Hong Kong and China. Travel time – see graph at end of blog for current schedule.

The green oval in the picture on the left shows which seat which seat numbers belong to. Don’t forget to fill in your arrival cards before getting to the station to speed your way through Chinese Immigration lines!

If you cannot visit the factory yourself feel free to contact ODM’s QC team who can arrange quality control at factories for you.

Enjoy your trip and let us know your comments – any changes to schedule etc.. pls. let us know….

See Comments for updated train Schedules 

Guangzhou to Hong Kong
Train No. Depart
Guangzhou East
Depart Dongguan (Changping) Arrive
Hung Hom
T801
08:18
08:57
10:02
T805
09:05
09:42
10:47
T811
10:15
10:54
11:59
T821*
11:02
12:45
T817
12:33
13:10
14:15
T803
13:17
13:54
16:26
T807
13:49
14:26
15:33
T823*
15:36
16:18
17:25
T819
17:04
18:43
T815
19:11
19:48
20:53
T825*
20:13
20:55
23:17
Hong Kong to Guangzhou
Train No. Depart
Hung Hom
Arrive Dongguan (Changping) Arrive Guangzhou East
T810
07:28
08:33
09:11
T822*
08:25
09:31
10:13
T812
09:18
10:23
11:01
T802
10:32
11:35
12:13
T806
11:17
12:20
12:58
T816
12:30
13:34
14:12
T824*
13:19
14:25
15:07
T818
14:43
15:48
16:26
T804
15:47
17:25
T808
16:30
17:35
18:13
T826*
17:55
18:13
T820
19:24
20:29
21:07