How to Travel from Guangzhou to Fenghuang

There are no direct trains or flights linking Guangzhou with Fenghuang. Passengers who want to visit Fenghuang from Guangzhou need to make a transfer at Changsha, Zhangjaijie, Huaihua, or Jishou first, then take a bus to Fenghuang Ancient Town (Phoenix Town). Each route has different transport options.

The best route to travel from Guangzhou to Fenghuang are: 1. Take a high speed train from Guangzhou South to Huaihua South, then a bus to Fenghuang, or 2. Take a high speed train from Guangzhou South to Changsha South, then a bus to Fenghuang. You will find bus information at this page: How to get to Fenghuang.

1. Guangzhou to Fenghuang via Changsha (Train or Flight + Bus)
2. Guangzhou to Fenghuang via Zhangjiajie (Train or Flight + Bus)
3. Guangzhou to Fenghuang via Huaihua (Fast or Slow Train + Bus)

How far: the distance between Guangzhou and Fenghuang is around 1180 km. Which Province: Guangzhou is in Guangdong Province, Fenghuang is in Hunan Province. Continue reading →

How to Travel from Changsha to Zhangjiajie: 3 Options

Changsha, the capital city of Hunan Province in China, is serving as the transportation hub within Hunan Province, with one internation airport: Changsha Huanghua International Airport, two train stations: Chansha Railway Station and Changsha South Railway Station serving the city, as well as a lot of bus stations distributting around. From Changsha, travellers can easily travel to every cities or towns in Hunan using train, flight or bus, including the hot tourist destination Zhangjiajie, which is far from Changsha (around 400 kilometers). Continue reading →

Zhangjiajie Railway Station

Zhangjiajie Railway Station (张家界站) built in 2008, is situated at Yingbin Road, Yongding District of Zhangjiajie City (张家界市永定区迎宾路), about 2 kilometers from city center, 4.5 kilometers from Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, 36 kilometers from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park at Wulingyuan Scenic Area.

Zhangjiajie Railway Station is maily serving K, T, Z type normal trains (non-highspeed) connecting Changsha, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanning, Liuzhou, Guiyang, etc. Passengers can take Bus 5 and 6 to get to the railway station.
High Speed Rail Service: No high speed train serving Zhangjiajie now. The high speed rail linking Zhangjiajie, Jisou and Huaihua began construction in 2016, and will open servince in several years. Continue reading →

Tai’an

Tai’an should be on your list if you decide to travel to Shandong Province and want to do something wonderful, because the famous mountain Taishan (Mount Tai) is located within this area. The Mount Tai is regarded as the foremost of the Five Great Mountains of China. Hiking on Taishan is an unique experience you should not miss during your travel in Tai’an.
The best way to travel to Tai’an City is by high speed trains using the new train Station named Tai’an Railway Station. Then you can get to the Mount Tai by public bus or hire a private driver. The following information may be helpful to you. Continue reading →

Jiashan County (嘉善县) is administrated by Jiaxing City (嘉兴市) and located northeast of Zhejiang Province in China. This county is famous for its small water town Xitang, which is 10 km north of Jishan. And it has good rail connections with the Shanghai – Kunming Railway, Shanghai – Hangzhou Passenger Railway passing by. Travelers can travel easily from Shanghai, Hangzhou to Jiashan by rail for Xitang Water Town.

Train stations in Jiashan include: Jishan Railway Station and Jishan South Railway Station. Continue reading →

• New train timetable to Great Wall at Badaling
• Huangtudian to Badaling timetable
• Badaling to Huangtudian timetable
• Huangtudian Railway Station
• Train tickets

New Timetable:  Huangtudian – Badaling Great Wall (Updated on February 7, 2017)

Due to the constructin work of the Beijing – Zhangjiakou High Speed Railway, Beijing North Railway Station (Beijingbei) closed and won’t reopen until late 2017. The S2 Line (trains to Badaling for Great Wall) service has been moved to Huangtudian Station (黄土店站). New timetable for trains to Badaling on the S2 Line has been released. See below:

Buy train tickets to Badaling at ticket window in Huangtudian Railway Station

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How to Get from Guangzhou to Kunming or Kunming to Guangzhou

Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province is about 1637 km from Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province. Passengers can have two ways of travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou: by train (be it a fast train or a normal train) or by flight. Each transport has different cons and pros: Continue reading →

Train VS Flight

How far is Guilin from Kunming: the distance is about 1250 km (776 minles).

Kunming – Guilin: Train and flight are often the way to go to travel between Kunming and Guilin. Flight is denifitely the fastest but uncertained option (flight delay or cancellation), while a slow train is the fairly cheap but time-consuming option. The good news is that the high speed train between Kunming and Guilin service has been opened as the Kunming South Railway Station begun operation in December of 2016. Thus, high speed trains are denifitely the best option to travel from Kunming to Guilin, because the bullet train is clean, morder and comfortable and runs on time. Continue reading →

How to Get to Fenghuang Ancient Town

Fenghuang Ancient Town (Fenghuang Old Town) has no train station nor airport currently, and is only connected with outside cities by bus. Therefore, travelers who want to visit Fenghuang have to make a transfer by bus at Changsha, Jishou, Huaihua, Tongren, or Zhangjiajie. So, before going to Fenghuang, you need to arrive at the trasfer points by flight or train first.

Arriving Fenghuang by Train + Bus

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Guilin – Sanjiang by Train

It is possible to travel between Guilin and Sanjiang by high speed trains in 30 – 40 minutes since the openning of Guiyang – Guangzhou High Speed Railway in 2014. The moder, air-conditioned high speed trains CRH2A (Bullet train, D-category) has replaced the old slow K type trains as passengers’ first transport option for this rail route. Currently, there are 18 trains daily running between Guilin and Sanjiang, most of which are hgh speed trains (Using Guilin West or Guilin or Guilin North to Sanjiang South). Only one slow K trains (K651) runs from Guilin to Sanjiang County Railway Station.

• Guilin – Sanjiang High Speed Trains
• Guilin – Sanjiang K Train
• Guilin – Sanjiang – Zhangjaijie or Huaihua (for Fenghuang) by Train
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