Can you get a TRAIN from AMSTERDAM to HONG KONG yes HONG KONG?

Question

I have a 20 pound bet with some1 who said you can get a train from amsterdam str8 to hong kong, is this true?

Answer 1

YES you can!

Route: Amsterdam to Biejing, China.
Check route schedule here and scroll down to see the travel map: http://www.djoserusa.com/transsiberian_express/2727/

Then from Beijing to Hong Kong (via Guangzhou, China).
Check the timetable here:
http://www.china-train-ticket.com/rail_package/beijing_shanghai_hong_kong.html

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Probably not the same train ... you would have to make some changes, The Trans Siberian Railway is direct Moscow to Bejing. Amsterdam to Moscow would require change of trains, and Bejing Hong Kong probably. But it could probably be done by train in all.

Answer 4

For the Hong Kong / Shanghai part, see the attached web site for details. It's about US$50 one way and it takes 23 hours or so the last time I went 2 years ago. Nanjing to Shanghai is about 3 hours. You will have to check at the ticket counter immediately after getting into Shanghai since online booking for trains within China is not practiced in general.

Answer 5

There is no direct service from anywhere in Europe to Hong Kong-but it can be done by changing trains a few times.

Answer 6

Yes but it would invole a couple of changes, like Moscow where you would get the Trans Siberian Line to Tibet and then you would have to catch the highest railway in the world that takes you into China's capital then you you would have to change and get a ferry as Hong Kong is an Island of mainland china.

Answer 7

I once checked this out years ago as I was planning a trip to visit a friend in China.
From Amsterdam you take the train to Warsaw where you
have to switch trains as the eastern europe rail system uses a
different gauge.( distance between rails ).
From Warsaw you take the train to Moscow where you have to wait a day or 2 to board the Trans-Siberia express to Wladiwostok , but somewhere along the way you have the
southern branch where you switch and go to Ulan- Bator in
Mongolia. From there on the train moves on eventually to
Sjanghai. Take the ferry and you're in Hong Kong.
So it can be done, but it will take about 2 weeks.
I had the journey sorted out, but the Tienanmen square massacre happened, China closed up again and I didn't want
to go under those circumstances.

Answer 8

Western Europe mostly uses 4' 8.5" gauge rail, in Russia -the Trans-Siberian is a 5' broad gauge. So no train will go all the way. Don't know what gauge the Chinese use or even if there is only one. You can probably get to Kowloon by rail then hop on the ferry to Hong Kong.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Yes, although it will involve a few changes along the way.

By the way, Kowloon (mainland) is part of Hong Kong, so you won't need to bother about ferries.

Don't bother using National Rail Enquiries. They'll probably tell you to change at Doncaster.