Originally Posted by
eethan
How's the Changbai snow around Xmas time?
Normally you have the first snow at the end of october.
At xmas you should have enough for skiing.
Originally Posted by
eethan
I plan to arrive at the local airport, but going onwards to Harbin seems tricky. Any suggestions?
To go to Haerbin is not that difficult.
You can take a bus from Changbaishan to Antu first.
In Antu take the HSR to Haerbin.
There are 3 fast trains from Antu West to Haerbin, one in the morning and 2 in the afternoon.
You also have a night train from the old train station.
The new railway station in Antu is close to the city and not far away from the long distance bus station.
Taxi is just 5 yuan (like every ride within the city).
There are also a lot of private drivers you can hire at Changbaishan to drive you to Antu (about 200 yuan).
Or you can take a train from Baihe to Longjing (a little bit more than 3 hours), take a bus or taxi to Yanji (not far away) and enter the fast train there.
But this is a longer journey and the fast train from Yanji to Haerbin stops in Antu too.
So I wouldn´t recommend you this way.
There´s also a direct flight from Changbaishan to Haerbin with Okay Airways but not every day.