The boundary-layer transition on the EXPRESS reentry capsule at transonic and supersonic speeds is studied experimentally by the wind tunnel tests. For the diagnostic of the turbulent transition of the boundary-layer, the China-clay method is used. The experimental results clarify that when the freestream Mach number increases, the transition point moves downstream on the body surface and the distance between the beginning of the transition and its completion to the fully turbulent flow becomes larger. The effects of the freestream Mach number on the location of the boundary-layer transition are described successfully in terms of two non-dimensional quantities, that is, the transition Reynolds number and the local Mach number at the boundary-layer edge. The oil-flow pictures reveal that in the transonic regime, the separation bubble is formed at the junction between the blunt nose and the conical part of the body and therefore the transition begins behind the reattachment point of the separation bubble. The effects of the turbulent transition on the aerodynamic characteristics of the reentry body are investigated by using the technique of the boundary-layer trip and the experimental results show that the aerodynamic characteristics of the EXPRESS reentry vehicle are not sensitive to the boundary-layer transition.