Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
yep, I was gonna say, with the ridiculous Beijing Airport situation (constant delays, cancellations, airspace shut down, etc.) and the High Speed Rail available as option, if I wanted to go to Beijing, I would take High Speed Rail
I always take the train, but it isn't so practical if you happen to be at PVG (one hour to get to Hongqiao, 30 minutes to get a ticket and board a train, 5 hours on the train). The airplane delay has to be REALLY bad to make flying a worse option.