Originally Posted by
poiasd
I think train has especially good value around Christmas since flights will definitely jack their prices, but otherwise it is weirdly expensive. E.g. the HongKong/Shanghai train tickets are ~1000RMB one way (thought sleeper is ~800)
High Speed Rail tickets are priced by the relevant authorities in mainland China, and since Christmas is not a public holiday in China, of course it's going to be cheap compared to Cathay flights (and China's train fares doesn't fluctuate as much as airfares anyway
similar, it has been a long-known strategy to book flights ex-SZX or CAN if possible during Christmas/Easter, to avoid price hikes ex-HKG