Two direct trains a day each way, D87 and D83, in about 9 and a half to 10 hours, via Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng, with border checks at Mohan and Boten. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
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Across Asia's borders, by train.
The direct trains that cross a border in Asia: the shuttle from Johor Bahru into Singapore with real times, and hand-checked routes from China into Laos, from Thailand to Vientiane and from Hong Kong into mainland China.
11cities
8city pairs
6countries
High-speedIntercitySleeperHand-checked
Next shuttles into Singapore
Worked out live from our timetable data, in each station's own clock. Tap a row for every train that day.
Across the border
Every direct train between two countries we know of here, with times where an open timetable has them.
Across the border🇲🇾 Johor Bahru → 🇸🇬 Singapore5 minfastest · 10.3 a dayKTM BerhadIntercityAcross the border🇹🇭 Bangkok → 🇱🇦 VientianeHand-checkedtimes not in open dataState Railway of ThailandNight trainAcross the border🇨🇳 Beijing → 🇭🇰 Hong KongHand-checkedtimes not in open dataMTR (Hong Kong high-speed rail)High-speedAcross the border🇨🇳 Guangzhou → 🇭🇰 Hong KongHand-checkedtimes not in open dataMTR (Hong Kong high-speed rail)High-speedAcross the border🇭🇰 Hong Kong → 🇨🇳 ShenzhenHand-checkedtimes not in open dataMTR (Hong Kong high-speed rail)High-speedAcross the border🇭🇰 Hong Kong → 🇨🇳 ShanghaiHand-checkedtimes not in open dataMTR (Hong Kong high-speed rail)High-speedAcross the border🇨🇳 Kunming → 🇱🇦 VientianeHand-checkedtimes not in open dataLaos-China RailwayIntercityAcross the border🇨🇳 Kunming → 🇱🇦 Luang PrabangHand-checkedtimes not in open dataLaos-China RailwayIntercity
Hand-checked routes
These trains run, but no operator here publishes an open timetable we can read, so we show what we checked by hand, when, and where: always confirm with the operator.
Both daily Kunming to Vientiane trains, D87 and D83, stop at Luang Prabang: about 8 hours, with border checks at Mohan and Boten. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
One sleeper train a day each way since July 2024, from Bangkok Krung Thep Aphiwat to Vientiane Khamsavath (7 km from the centre), in about 12 to 13 hours, with border checks at Nong Khai. No open timetable carries it, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
Dozens of high-speed trains a day from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Futian and Shenzhen North, the shortest in under 20 minutes, with Hong Kong and mainland checks both done at West Kowloon. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
Dozens of high-speed trains a day from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou South and Guangzhou East, with Hong Kong and mainland checks both done at West Kowloon. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
A daily high-speed day train each way, G304 from Hong Kong West Kowloon and G303 from Beijing West, in about 8 hours, plus a high-speed sleeper on some nights. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times: check with the operator before you travel.
Direct high-speed trains from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shanghai Hongqiao. No open timetable carries them, so we can't show times or days: check with the operator before you travel.
Every city
Each city with a direct train across a border.
Where the times come from
Malaysia publishes KTMB's timetable as open data (Malaysian Government Open Data Terms of Use 1.0), which gives the Shuttle Tebrau real times. The other routes here have no open timetable, so each says what was checked by hand, when, and where. Timetables change: always check with the operator before you travel. All sources and licences.