| From Beijing to Shanghai
Train: There are 5 non-stop trains from Beijing
Railway Station to Shanghai Railway Station daily. The train
leaves at 19:00, 19:07, 19:14, 19:21, and 19: 35 everyday
and arrives in Shanghai Railway Station next morning at 6:58,
7:05, 7:12, 7:19, and 7:47. The tickets price for soft seat
is USD 39 and the price for soft sleep is USD 62 (up) or 64
(down).
Air: Shanghai Airline, China Eastern Airline,
China Southern Airline and China Airline provide more than
30 flights from Beijing to Shanghai everyday. The normal price
of air ticket is USD 137.
From Beijing
to Suzhou
Train: There is one non-stop train (Z85) from
Beijing Railway Station to Suzhou Railway Station everyday.
It leaves Beijing at 19:35 and arrives in Suzhou at 6:55 next
morning. The train ticket price for soft sleep is USD 60(up)
or USD 62(down).
Air: There is no direct airline from Beijing
to Suzhou. You can choose to take the flight from Beijing
Capital International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
(not necessary the Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
which is about 60 km from Suzhou. There are buses from Shanghai
Hongqiao Airport to Suzhou and it takes you about 1 hour to
Suzhou.
From Beijing
to Lijiang
Train: There is no direct train from Beijing
to Lijiang.
Air: There is no air company providing direct
flight from Beijing to Lijiang. You can choose to take the
flight from Beijing to Kunming and there are buses and short
airlines from Kunming to Lijiang. The air ticket price from
Beijing to Kunming is USD 185.
All the domestic flights except the flights
to Hong Kong are expected to pay airport tax RMB 50(USD 6),
and flight to Hong Kong is expected to pay departure tax RMB
90 (USD 11).
Getting to Vietnam
There is a twice-weekly international train that runs between
Beijing and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The entire Beijing
and Hanoi run is 2951 km and takes 55 hours. Schedules are
subject to change, but at present train NO.5 departs Beijing
at 10:51am on Monday and Friday, arriving in Hanoi at 11:30
am on Wednesday and Sunday.
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