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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 3:25 pm
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woodford02A
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Question Fly or Train?: Beijing to Shanghai
I am considering my options to get from BJ to Shanghai this fall. I am interested in 'business class' travel, which means either a first/business seat on an airplane or business class cabin on the bullet train

A few questions:

1. Am I crazy to consider flying? Is the train really the default option?

2. What site should I use to buy a ticket? It seems like fares from US-based sites are far, far more expensive than using a local, Chinese based site. I was looking on ctrip but I have never used this site and not sure how good the support is in event of a cancellation, etc.

3. Is it better to wait or buy tickets ASAP? Right now I am seeing first/business class for about $215 flying or $265 on the train.

Thanks!
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