Originally Posted by Vaze
themicah Thank you so much for your response, hadn't really considered the train but sounds like it may be a very viable option. Sounds like my best bet is Cathay to HK, train for all/most of the mainland China part then on to Japan and returning on JL to LAX.
That's exactly what I did last month (although I took a ferry and private bus to Zhuhai, rather a train to mainland China). I managed all the above on an Asia 2 F Partner award, including a stopover in HNL on the way back. ^