2,298 km in 7 hours and 59 minutes - This is Chinese High-Speed Rail

Train G79 Beijing - Guangzhou travelling with an average speed of 287.8 km/h (178.8 mph) through Mainland China (Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha); from 2015 High-Speed trains may run from Beijing via Guangzhou to Hong Kong