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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 6:07 am
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Originally Posted by drewguy
Any updates on the advice in this thread? We're in Shanghai planning a day trip to Hangzhou tomorrow (7/2-Monday)

- Are we likely to have any problems getting tickets on one of the morning G trains? (Looks like some are 45 mins and others take an hour--what's the difference? Is there a stop for the "slow" HSR?)

- What is the taxi situation? Are we going to get ripped off?
Buy both tickets (round trip) in the morning at the station in Shanghai. Give yourself extra time getting back to the station in Hangzhou in the afternoon/evening as finding a taxi in Hangzhou has now become an exercise in futility.
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