Suzhou to Hangzhou
From the South long-distance bus station (qiche nanzhan; cnr Yingchun Lu & Nanhuan Donglu) buses to Hangzhou run every 20 minutes, cost 70 RMB and take 2 hours.
Suzhou to Tongli
The bus station is to the south of the train station in Suzhou. Costs 8 RMB, takes 45 minutes. There are also buses from the north bus station, south bus station and the Wuzhong bus station to Tongli. Same price.
Hangzhou to Wuzhen
Buse from the east bus station hourly, cost 25 RMB, takes one hour. From Wuzhen to Hangzhou, minibuses for Y14.
Hangzhou to Shanghai
Five express trains daily, cost 40 RMB, take 2 hours
From Hángzhōu’s main train station.?
Showing posts with label zTransport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zTransport. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
12. China - Trains
XIAN TO PINGYAO
Saturday 9 June
2670: Depart Xian 20.46, arrive Pingyao 6.01
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 206 RMB ($30.92)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 133 RMB ($19.62)
(Train 2670 is from Baoji to Taiyuan)
K690: Depart Xian South 22.19, arrive Pingyao 7.38
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 232 RMB ($34.23)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 154 RMB ($22.72)
(Train K690 is from Chongqing North to Taiyuan)
2672: Depart Xian 22.48, arrive Pingyao 7.08
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 206 RMB ($30.39)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 133 RMB ($19.62)
(Train 2672 is from Xian to Datong)
PINGYAO TO BEIJING
Tuesday 12 June
K604: Depart Pingyao 18.47, arrive Beijing West 6.28
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 254 RMB ($37.44)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 169 RMB ($24.91)
Train K604 is from Yuncheng to Beijing West
1164: Depart Pingyao 21.48, arrive Beijing West 10.16
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 243 RMB ($35.83)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 158 RMB ($23.30)
Train 1164 is from Hancheng to Beijing West
BEIJING TO SUZHOU
Saturday 16 June
T109: Depart Beijing 19.28, arrive Suzhou 9.17
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 472 RMB ($69.62)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 308 RMB ($45.42)
(Train T109 is from Beijing to Shanghai
D311: Depart Beijing 20.52, arrive Suzhou 7.49
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper (Lower):691 RMB ($101.89)
Ticket price: No hard sleeper
Train D311 is from Beijing to Shanghai
Hangzhou to Shanghai
Trains run regularly from Hangzhou station and Hangzhou South station to Shanghai Station and Shanghai Hongqiao. Average time on train is 2 hours and ticket price ranges from $11 and up, depending on train.
Saturday 9 June
2670: Depart Xian 20.46, arrive Pingyao 6.01
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 206 RMB ($30.92)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 133 RMB ($19.62)
(Train 2670 is from Baoji to Taiyuan)
K690: Depart Xian South 22.19, arrive Pingyao 7.38
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 232 RMB ($34.23)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 154 RMB ($22.72)
(Train K690 is from Chongqing North to Taiyuan)
2672: Depart Xian 22.48, arrive Pingyao 7.08
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 206 RMB ($30.39)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 133 RMB ($19.62)
(Train 2672 is from Xian to Datong)
PINGYAO TO BEIJING
Tuesday 12 June
K604: Depart Pingyao 18.47, arrive Beijing West 6.28
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 254 RMB ($37.44)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 169 RMB ($24.91)
Train K604 is from Yuncheng to Beijing West
1164: Depart Pingyao 21.48, arrive Beijing West 10.16
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 243 RMB ($35.83)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 158 RMB ($23.30)
Train 1164 is from Hancheng to Beijing West
BEIJING TO SUZHOU
Saturday 16 June
T109: Depart Beijing 19.28, arrive Suzhou 9.17
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper ( Lower ): 472 RMB ($69.62)
Ticket price: Hard Sleeper ( Lower ): 308 RMB ($45.42)
(Train T109 is from Beijing to Shanghai
D311: Depart Beijing 20.52, arrive Suzhou 7.49
Ticket price: Soft Sleeper (Lower):691 RMB ($101.89)
Ticket price: No hard sleeper
Train D311 is from Beijing to Shanghai
Hangzhou to Shanghai
Trains run regularly from Hangzhou station and Hangzhou South station to Shanghai Station and Shanghai Hongqiao. Average time on train is 2 hours and ticket price ranges from $11 and up, depending on train.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
9. Across the Border Vietnam to China
Well, my itinerary has changed yet again. While checking out the cost of flights with Spring Airlines, Shanghai to Hong Kong, June's dates (apart from the first three days) hadn't yet been loaded onto the website. The "special" priced fares were $31 and $47 (give or take a number of cents) so I will be checking them every few days and as soon as the date (22 or 23 June) is up, I plan on booking my flight there and then.
Out of curiosity, I also checked the cost of flights Nanning to Xi'an. Spring Airlines don't fly this route, but China Southern do and the cost was prohibitive expensive... well at least in my book anyway. Didn't matter which dates I entered, whether it be in a week's time, a month's time or three or four months hence ~ the cost was still the same.
Hmmm..let's check Hanoi
So ... I then thought I'd see if they flew from Hanoi and what that would cost.
Surprise, surprise - it is cheaper to fly from Hanoi to Xi'an than it is to fly from Nanning to Xi'an! I couldn't believe my eyes, or should I say my luck!
A flight from Nanning was $315 (that's US dollars) compared to $270 from Hanoi. Not only would I save $45, I'd also be saving the bus fare. And a lot of time too. So ... instead of getting the bus Hanoi to Nanning on the 6th June with an overnight in Nanning and a flight the next day; I'll be flying on the 6th to Xi'an. I won't arrive at the airport until just after 7.00pm (providing the flights aren't delayed) but that doesn't matter. It cuts out a lot of messing about. And, and this is most important, I will be able to show entry into China when I apply for my Chinese visa. (From what I've heard and read, they've tightened up pretty strongly since last December.
Anyway, the flight is not direct - change planes at Guangzhou. First flight departs Hanoi at 11:45 and arrives Guangzhou 14.20. Second flight departs (Guangzhou) 16.50 and arrives in Xi'an at 19.05. I'll have a 2.30 hour wait at the airport which I don't mind - I'll be able to buy something to eat, have a coffee, and a look around. Although just how much time I'll actually have I'm not sure as I'll have to go through immigration, show visa etc.
The Fly in the Ointment
There's only one problem - I haven't received my E-ticket. According to China Southern's website, below is a sample of an E-ticket.
Above: Sample of E-ticket
I did get a "Confirmation for reservation" email which was identical to what was on screen when I had finished booking and paying. Plus I also received not one, but two, emails which had "Electronic ticket passenger itinerary receipt" which has the information about the flight - date, flight number etc. , what to show at check-in etc. But no E-ticket. It just looks like somebody has typed words and numbers in an email and then sent it.
So ... I have contacted the airline by email and will wait and see.
Out of curiosity, I also checked the cost of flights Nanning to Xi'an. Spring Airlines don't fly this route, but China Southern do and the cost was prohibitive expensive... well at least in my book anyway. Didn't matter which dates I entered, whether it be in a week's time, a month's time or three or four months hence ~ the cost was still the same.
Hmmm..let's check Hanoi
So ... I then thought I'd see if they flew from Hanoi and what that would cost.
Surprise, surprise - it is cheaper to fly from Hanoi to Xi'an than it is to fly from Nanning to Xi'an! I couldn't believe my eyes, or should I say my luck!
A flight from Nanning was $315 (that's US dollars) compared to $270 from Hanoi. Not only would I save $45, I'd also be saving the bus fare. And a lot of time too. So ... instead of getting the bus Hanoi to Nanning on the 6th June with an overnight in Nanning and a flight the next day; I'll be flying on the 6th to Xi'an. I won't arrive at the airport until just after 7.00pm (providing the flights aren't delayed) but that doesn't matter. It cuts out a lot of messing about. And, and this is most important, I will be able to show entry into China when I apply for my Chinese visa. (From what I've heard and read, they've tightened up pretty strongly since last December.
Anyway, the flight is not direct - change planes at Guangzhou. First flight departs Hanoi at 11:45 and arrives Guangzhou 14.20. Second flight departs (Guangzhou) 16.50 and arrives in Xi'an at 19.05. I'll have a 2.30 hour wait at the airport which I don't mind - I'll be able to buy something to eat, have a coffee, and a look around. Although just how much time I'll actually have I'm not sure as I'll have to go through immigration, show visa etc.
The Fly in the Ointment
There's only one problem - I haven't received my E-ticket. According to China Southern's website, below is a sample of an E-ticket.
I did get a "Confirmation for reservation" email which was identical to what was on screen when I had finished booking and paying. Plus I also received not one, but two, emails which had "Electronic ticket passenger itinerary receipt" which has the information about the flight - date, flight number etc. , what to show at check-in etc. But no E-ticket. It just looks like somebody has typed words and numbers in an email and then sent it.
So ... I have contacted the airline by email and will wait and see.
8. Bus from Hanoi to Nanning
Hanoi to Nanning
Initially I had planed on getting the overnight train from Hanoi to Nanning, but having heard people say that there's 2 hour wait at the border - changing trains etc., I thought it might be more feasible to get the bus which leaves Hanoi in the morning and arrives at Nanning in the late afternoon. This would necessitate a night in Nanning, unless there was a late flight.
From my research, all I have been able to find is a few lines from a travel forum. In the hope that it will help others who may read this blog, I write it here for you -
From the LP website (dated August 2007):
Kim Lien Hotel
7 Dao Duy Anh Street, Hanoi
Tel: 0084-4-5770434 (if you are in Hanoi, call 5770434)
Or: 0084-25-716077 (this tel is in Lang Son or Dong Dang town)
The bus leaves Kim Lien Hotel in Hanoi at 8:30am or 9:20am daily, and arrives in Nanning at 4:00pm or 5:00pm. Change the bus at the border?
Ticket costs VND 270,000 (US$16) one way.
How true this is in 2012, I do not know, but if and when I find further and/or updated information, I will post it here. Failing that, after I have made the journey, I will write about it and provide all the details.
Initially I had planed on getting the overnight train from Hanoi to Nanning, but having heard people say that there's 2 hour wait at the border - changing trains etc., I thought it might be more feasible to get the bus which leaves Hanoi in the morning and arrives at Nanning in the late afternoon. This would necessitate a night in Nanning, unless there was a late flight.
From my research, all I have been able to find is a few lines from a travel forum. In the hope that it will help others who may read this blog, I write it here for you -
From the LP website (dated August 2007):
Kim Lien Hotel
7 Dao Duy Anh Street, Hanoi
Tel: 0084-4-5770434 (if you are in Hanoi, call 5770434)
Or: 0084-25-716077 (this tel is in Lang Son or Dong Dang town)
The bus leaves Kim Lien Hotel in Hanoi at 8:30am or 9:20am daily, and arrives in Nanning at 4:00pm or 5:00pm. Change the bus at the border?
Ticket costs VND 270,000 (US$16) one way.
How true this is in 2012, I do not know, but if and when I find further and/or updated information, I will post it here. Failing that, after I have made the journey, I will write about it and provide all the details.
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