2007-03-15 04:23:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Ummm, yes. But you have 2 types of transportation by train. The normal days... and the CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!
I'll start with the normal train travel. Its ok, except that most destinations are far, far away. I went to Yangshou fron Shanghai and it was a 30 hour trip. I was with my gf so it was ok, compared to a few years ago Chinese are more concient of international manners and have progressivle stopped spitting and all the other disturbing things they are found of. Nevertheless there are still some nasty little guys here and there that need education, but who are we to judge. Their country.
Now train during the Chinese new year... that is a treat! Most people rush in and tak the toilet seats and lock themselves up for the whole trip (seated). Other passangers knowing this wear diapers for the whole trip. So imagine you are trying to do the contest of the most people in a train, you are stuck against each other with some who have little to no hygiene and rubbing diapers. EWWWWWW!!!
There is a third option: the trans Siberian. Now that is something to look forward to. A weeklong trip across China, russia and to amsterdam. Leave China and head back to europe adventure style! You have a special ticket where you can get off when you want and take the next train. Quite practical.
2007-03-15 14:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by iloho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spent 2 months in china and travelled basically via prepare. our longest holiday became 40 two hours it became a large adventure and almost each and every of the trains have sleeper carriages which u have 3 classes, 1st 2 beds in a single room with door,2nd 4 beds {2 bunks} with door and third maximum inexpensive and 6 beds and no door. chanced on the locals somewhat curious and a few do stare yet by no ability felt any way threatened additionally the do smoke in some carriages
2016-10-18 10:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's my favourite mode of transportation, cheap, comfortable, and relatively fast. And if you take a night train, you save on hotels. Soft seats are good for journeys under 8 hours, but for long trips, hard sleepers are perfect and not that expensive, and soft sleepers are really nice. I traveled several times from HK to Shanghai, Beijing, Harbin, Nanning, Xi'an, Guilin, Chengdu, Inner Mongolia, down to Vietnam, etc. If you have specific questions about train travel, email me.
2007-03-15 13:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take train from Hong Kong Hung Hom train station to Guangzhou Dong Guan train station Vice versa (the other way around) for as cheap as HK$ 283/person, The train will take not more than 2 hours, complete timetable click link below.
If you are south east Asian passport holder you don't need Visa for entering Hong Kong but you still need Visa to enter China. Please check with your travel agent regarding your Visa.
For further information please ask your Hotel concierge and visit http://www.tiglion.com/english/travel/ch... Or http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/gate...
2007-03-15 13:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by THEGURU 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have done it. Great fun and you can meet interesting people. Do you have a question about it?
2007-03-15 04:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm I agree with the above, EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
2007-03-15 17:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by stephen g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋