Originally Posted by
LOUDNOISES
I would like to take the train more, but being on the PEK side of town a good hour away from the Train Terminals and usually with toddler in tow, the difference in price is not tempting enough to go through all that palava.
The Train prices on the long hauls do confuse me though - a 10hr trip BJ to GZ costs 3,000rmb return in 1st whilst a flight is around the same price and a lot quicker.
If they did overnight sleepers I'd be on it like a flash but alas non.
In which class?
Beijing-Guangzhou can be done in 7:59. The one way cost in 1st is indeed 1380 yuan, but the 2nd class is rather 862 yuan. Which class flight can be had for 1500 yuan?
Overnight sleepers are indeed sorely lacking on high speed lines. On Beijing-Shanghai, high speed sleepers do exist: D313, D311 and D321 take 11:41 to 11:42, and cost 696 yuan soft sleeper, 309 yuan in seat. For comparison daytime G trains take between 4:48 and 5:58, and cost 553 yuan second class, 933 yuan 1st class.