2014 CNY has started !
Jan 20, 2014 | 6:21 am
#16
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Speaking of PVG-NKG, there is a daily 21.30 MU2882 flight which might be of interest, if the timing is right...
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CES2882
My guess is that the majority are connecting pax.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CES2882
My guess is that the majority are connecting pax.
Jan 20, 2014 | 6:49 am
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Jan 20, 2014 | 8:52 am
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Given the alternatives (in terms of frequency, speed, price and etc) between Shanghai and Nanjing (3 railways, multiple motorways), even 400CNY is quite a lot. The only point I can see is that it can beat the road traffic during peak holiday travel period. Otherwise airport bus + HSR would be the winner for me.
Jan 21, 2014 | 2:19 am
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Meeting family friends at Nanjingnan and then it's off to our annual celebrations in southern, rural Nanjing.
Jan 21, 2014 | 3:03 am
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First class - 229 yuan 5 jiao
Business class - 429 yuan 5 jiao
VIP seat on the few trains that offer it - 259 yuan 5 jiao.
Which metro line goes to Gaochun? Was it number 6?
And will you be able to use it when Horse Year ends?
Jan 22, 2014 | 9:44 am
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What I'm really looking forward to is the rail connection from Nanjingan to NKG. I'll probably switch all my international flights to and from China there once that line is operational.
Jan 22, 2014 | 10:03 pm
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I'm normally taking a car/taxi or bus from Nanjingnan. Nowadays could also switch to another HSR line for 1-2 stops.
What I'm really looking forward to is the rail connection from Nanjingan to NKG. I'll probably switch all my international flights to and from China there once that line is operational.
What I'm really looking forward to is the rail connection from Nanjingan to NKG. I'll probably switch all my international flights to and from China there once that line is operational.
Jan 24, 2014 | 5:18 am
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But these are poorly served. 9 trains daily Nanjing South-Jiangning, and 4 trains Nanjing South-Jurong West. The total of the line is 49 daily trains Nanjing South - Hangzhou.
Jan 26, 2014 | 3:27 am
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Greetings from Nanning... again. I'm trying my best to get out of this place for CNY, but getting a train ticket to Hanoi is turning out to be an enormous hassle. The kiosks near me don't sell international tickets, so I'm hoping Ctrip will come through for me (I put a call into them, and they are going to get back to me). While I could take a bus (3 hours faster, actually), our new digs in Nanning happen to be pretty close to the train station... and on the opposite side of town from the long distance bus station. I already scored a visa, btw (that was super easy, but also kind of expensive); I really wish the US could get on board with this APEC card thing.
Jan 26, 2014 | 4:01 am
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I realize this, but I still don't want to spend CNY in China. One of my Beijing bar buddies lives in Hanoi and invited me to visit her.
Incidentally, Ctrip called me back and informed me that they can't sell tickets to Hanoi, and even if they could, that the trains are sold out on Wednesday, so it looks like I'll be taking a bus.
ETA: I just grabbed a train ticket to Fangchenggang on D8251 via Ctrip (they charged me an extra Y20 this time and I didn't bother to figure a workaround because it was still really cheap). Remarkably, it's only a 1.25 hour train ride (v. 4 hours to Pingxiang). I don't have an exact plan on how to get from there to Hanoi yet, but I'm figuring that will entail two bus rides.
Incidentally, Ctrip called me back and informed me that they can't sell tickets to Hanoi, and even if they could, that the trains are sold out on Wednesday, so it looks like I'll be taking a bus.
ETA: I just grabbed a train ticket to Fangchenggang on D8251 via Ctrip (they charged me an extra Y20 this time and I didn't bother to figure a workaround because it was still really cheap). Remarkably, it's only a 1.25 hour train ride (v. 4 hours to Pingxiang). I don't have an exact plan on how to get from there to Hanoi yet, but I'm figuring that will entail two bus rides.
Last edited by moondog; Jan 26, 2014 at 4:23 am
Jan 26, 2014 | 5:04 am
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Which is remarkable for being a high speed line having only 1 train daily each branch. Nanning-Fangchenggang takes 1:15 for 159 km, but the only train leaves 12:30, arrives Fangchenggang 13:45 - then returns 14:21 and is back at 15:36. Nanning-Beihai, 208 km, takes 1:35 - but it departs 14:55, arrives 16:30, then returns 18:58 and is back at 20:31.
What is the use of this kind of "service"? No way to make a day trip to Fanchenggang...
Jan 26, 2014 | 5:17 am
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Yes, because of the Guangxi Coastal Railway that opened.
Which is remarkable for being a high speed line having only 1 train daily each branch. Nanning-Fangchenggang takes 1:15 for 159 km, but the only train leaves 12:30, arrives Fangchenggang 13:45 - then returns 14:21 and is back at 15:36. Nanning-Beihai, 208 km, takes 1:35 - but it departs 14:55, arrives 16:30, then returns 18:58 and is back at 20:31.
What is the use of this kind of "service"? No way to make a day trip to Fanchenggang...
Which is remarkable for being a high speed line having only 1 train daily each branch. Nanning-Fangchenggang takes 1:15 for 159 km, but the only train leaves 12:30, arrives Fangchenggang 13:45 - then returns 14:21 and is back at 15:36. Nanning-Beihai, 208 km, takes 1:35 - but it departs 14:55, arrives 16:30, then returns 18:58 and is back at 20:31.
What is the use of this kind of "service"? No way to make a day trip to Fanchenggang...