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Old Jul 5, 2017, 8:33 am
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Transportation options from HGH to Hangzhou city center or PVG. Please add your name and your itinerary if you are interested in meeting other fellow FTers.
1) Taxi to Hangzhou city center, about 100 RMB ($15) for the entire party, not per person, walking from international terminal to domestic terminal (i.e., right turn after you get outside of the international terminal building), you will see taxi queue.
2) Shuttle bus, 20 RMB ($3), to Wulinmen CAAC Ticket Office or East Railway Station Line (two most popular options). The waiting hall for the shuttle bus is at Gate 10 (you can purchase ticket at Gate 14, too) Arrival Hall, on the first floor of the terminal building. Further details, see https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cit...ation.htm#hang
3) Shuttle from Hangzhou city center to PVG, 110 RMB, 3.5 hours: a) Wulinmen Ticket Office Central Hangzhou to PVG: (5:30, 6:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00)
b) Hangzhou Dragon Sports Center to PVG, 110 RMB, (7:00, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:00
). Further details, see https://traveladept.com/bus-pudong-hangzhou/
4) Train from Hangzhou East station to Shanghai Hongqiao; less than 100 RMB (~1 hr); then you can take Subway Line #2 to PVG, ~10 RMB and 2 hrs; or shuttle bus (Airport Line #1), about 1 hr, 30 RMB ($4.5), every 15 - 25 minutes. The Hangzhou East ticketing windows are located on 1st Floor, EAST Area of the station. Please allow 20-30 minutes for walking to 2nd floor departure, and security check. The frequency of Hangzhou-Hongqiao trains is as good as that of subways in many US cities.
5) Getting cash at HGH The international terminal at HGH (where you arrive) only has an exchange vendor with hefty fees that is open limited hours. However, the adjacent domestic terminal has a bank ATM. To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.
6 Getting TWOV without issues The advice is to print out your itinerary, hotel reservation, etc., to speed up the procedure at the entry point in China. At SFO, the check-in agents were clueless, so be prepared to get there very early and fight for your boarding passes. Please read the last few pages on this thread for first-hand experiences. Good luck. There is a thread on FT for further details. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hread-231.html

ATM To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.

Travel information for Beijing and airport:
Beijing will have 2 hubs starting Sept 30,2019. PEK (Beijing Capital International Airport) is original main hub and will continue for Star Alliance flights and Cathay Pacific (including subsidiary Cathay Dragon Air). PKX (Beijing Daxing International Airport, will debut Sept 30, 2019)
planned for airlines of the SkyTeam alliance and One World Alliance (AA, BA, etc. except Cathay Pacific) will be relocated to the new airport. Most flyers taking advantage of this China OJ deal will continue fly through PEK. Some people who use positioning flights through Beijing using non-Star Alliance airlines need to make sure you are flying into PEK, or else need 2hr ground transportation from PKX to PEK.
PEK allows TWOV within 24hr to stay inside security zone airside. This is more convenient for immediate turn than Shanghai-PVG, which force all passengers to exit immigration and customs, then re-check in from land side, even if you have immediate turn within 24hr.

Who are going? When for outbound and inbound? Routing from major hubs:
July 2017

August 2017
Quinlanty: Aug 3, ORD-HKG-HGH; Aug 7, PVG-LAX-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ (see post #284 for a brief report on TWOV procedure at HGH).

September 2017
Kmxu: 1 Sept, IAD-HNL-GUM-, 3 Sept, GUM-PVG; 4 Sept, PVG-SFO-ORD
Quinlanty; Sep 1, IAD-HNL-GUM; Sept 3, GUM-PVG, Sep 4, PVG-SFO-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Sept 1; SFO-HNL-GUM-HKG Sept 3rd: HKG-HGH, Sept 4th: PVG-SFO
X31: 8 Sept BTV-EWR-SFO-HKG-HGH; 11 Sept PVG-NRT; 12 Sept HND-SFO-IAH-EWR; 13 Sept EWR-YUL
Kmxu + 3: 9 Sept, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH; 12 Sept, PVG-SFO-IAD
techdarko: 12 Sept, SFO-HKG; 14 Sept, HKG-HGH; 16 Sept, PVG-SFO
Quinlanty: Sep 14; SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-YVR
bencanfly: Sep 14, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-IAD
tde211: Sept 17, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 18 - PVG-SFO-YVR
Fishleafer: Sep 20, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 26, PVG-SFO-YVR
X31: 21 Sept BTV-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG; 23 Sept HKG-HGH; 25 Sept PVG-SFO-IAH-EWR; 26 Sept EWR-YUL
985X: Sept 22, LAX-SFO-HKG; Sept 23, HKG-HGH; Sept 25, PVG-LAX; Sept 26, LAX-YVR
flyingstudent: Sept 23: SFO-HGH
netoreisinger: 30 Sept, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; 4 Oct, PVG-SFO-ORD-YUL

October 2017
gba: Oct 22, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 29: PVG-NRT-SEA-YVR
beyounged: Oct 24, SAN-SFO-HKG, Oct 26, HKG-HGH, Nov 8, PVG-HND-YVR
as219: Oct 26, LGA-ORD-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-SFO-EWR-YUL (+1)
X31: 26 Oct BTV-ORD-HKG; 28 Oct HKG-HGH; 30 Oct PVG-SFO; 31 Oct SFO-ORD-YUL
riphamilton +1: Oct 27, BOS-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-GUM-NRT; Oct 31: NRT-ORD-YUL

November 2017
Quinlanty: Nov 3, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; Nov 6, HGH-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Nov 19: BDL-ORD-HKG-HGH, Nov 27 HGH HKG-SFO-(YVR)
Davistev: Nov26, LAX-NRT-PVG

December 2017
Kmxu: Dec 1, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG; Dec 3, HKG-HGH, Dec 4, PVG-SFO-IAD
X31: Dec 1, YUL-IAD-IAH; Dec 2, IAH-LAX-PVG; Dec 4, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Dec 4, HNL-EWR-BTV.

January 2018
Kewldude21: Jan 14 IAH-EWR-HKG Jan 16 HKG-HGH Jan 22 PVG-SFO-IAH
mpiotrow: Jan 21, ORD-SFO-KIX; Jan 23, KIX-HGH; Jan 24, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL-DEN-YYZ

February 2018

March 2018
Davistev: Mar03, PVG-SFO-YVR
flyer777lr: Mar 20, DEN-HNL-GUM; Mar 23, GUM-KIX (NH)-HGH; Mar 26, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Mar 27, HNL-EWR-YYZ
Kewldude21: Mar 22 IAH-EWR-HKG Mar 24 HKG-HGH Mar 28 HGH-PEK-SFO-IAH
flyme2: Mar 28, BTV-ORD-HKG; Mar 29: HKG-HGH; Apr 17: HKG-EWR-YUL
JetSetDave: Mar 29, EUG-SFO-HKG-HGH; April 3, PVG-SFO-EUG
Coeur 05: March 31, bos-sfo-hkg-pvg; April 5, PVG-lax-ord-yow

April 2018
ttyl: Apr 01 BTV-IAD-EWR-HKG; Apr 02 HKG-HGH; Apr 04 PVG-SFO-IAD-LGA-YUL
Toronto1970: April 6, EWR-ORD-HKG-HGH; April 13, CTU-SFO-EWR-YYZ
Exiled in Express: April 18, ORD-HKG-HGH; April 30, WUH-NRT-SEA-YVR
X31: Apr. 28 : BTV-EWR-HKG-HGH; May 1st : PVG-KIX; May 15th : ITM-HND-YVR-YYJ

May 2018
Kewldude21: May 3 IAH-SFO-HKG May 13 PEK-SFO-IAH

October 2018
KMXU, Oct. 18, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH, Oct. 25, PVG-SFO-IAD

November 2018
KMXU, Nov. 14, ORD-HKG-XIY, Nov. 19, PEK-ORD

September 2019
xinliz Sept 4 SFO-NRT-PVG Sept 25 PEK-EWR-YOW
Flying Machine Sept 9 LAX-SFO-HKG Sept 10 HKG-HGH Sept 16 PVG-SFO-IAD

October 2019
kmxu: Oct 26, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG, Oct. 27, HKG-XIY, Oct 30, CTU-SFO-IAH
wolfpacktrojan: Oct. 26, EWR-SFO-PVG, Oct. 28, PVG-NRT-SFO-YVR

November 2019
kmxuand his colleague: Nov 9, IAD-PEK, Nov 12, PEK-NRT-HNL-SFO-YYZ
kmxu's colleague: Nov 13, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 16, PEK-ORD
kmxu: Nov. 20, IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 22, PEK-EWR-YYZ
kmxu: Nov. 23, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 26, PEK-ORD
aquanine Nov 28: LAX-SFO-KIX, Nov 30: KIX-PEK, Dec 2: PEK-SFO-YVR

December 2019
kmxu: Nov. 30, IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 2, PEK-ORD-YYZ
kmxu: Dec. 3, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 6, PEK-ORD
jskang Dec 5, EWR-PVG, Dec 8, PEK-NRT-IAD-YOW

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Old Feb 27, 2018, 6:18 pm
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Is this dead now? I did a couple of weekends in Shanghai visiting my friend and would be up to doing a couple more if the dates work.
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Old Feb 27, 2018, 6:40 pm
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Originally Posted by BigTallTree
Is this dead now? I did a couple of weekends in Shanghai visiting my friend and would be up to doing a couple more if the dates work.
It's still there, added a few bucks though...
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Old Mar 2, 2018, 5:29 pm
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Seems like the minimum has gone up to $485 or so from the low $300s. Still a great deal, but not as amazing of a mileage run at ~3.7 cents per PQM.
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Old Mar 4, 2018, 11:32 pm
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Originally Posted by shek3112
It's still there, added a few bucks though...
Originally Posted by sincx
Seems like the minimum has gone up to $485 or so from the low $300s. Still a great deal, but not as amazing of a mileage run at ~3.7 cents per PQM.
Can you show me any tips or specific dates? I've been trying and trying and can't find any sub $700s....
You are using Google Flights right?

I actually could care less for which airline since I am not really going for any tiers. Just want to travel as much as I can for very cheap.

Flying from anywhere West Coast. SAN, LAX, SJC preferably but open to others..
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Old Mar 5, 2018, 10:25 am
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Originally Posted by courtesy9711
Can you show me any tips or specific dates? I've been trying and trying and can't find any sub $700s....
You are using Google Flights right?

I actually could care less for which airline since I am not really going for any tiers. Just want to travel as much as I can for very cheap.

Flying from anywhere West Coast. SAN, LAX, SJC preferably but open to others..
https://goo.gl/p1Ppw2 is out of SAN for $455.
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Old Mar 5, 2018, 3:40 pm
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Originally Posted by nobodyherebutme
https://goo.gl/p1Ppw2 is out of SAN for $455.
Ah Thank you! I've been searching for return to SAN haha that's why it didn't work.
So if I wanted to do this trip, I would need to just leave SFO and take SFO-SAN right? Can I retrieve my baggage at SFO?
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Old Mar 5, 2018, 3:49 pm
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Originally Posted by courtesy9711
Ah Thank you! I've been searching for return to SAN haha that's why it didn't work.
So if I wanted to do this trip, I would need to just leave SFO and take SFO-SAN right? Can I retrieve my baggage at SFO?
Not only can you retrieve your luggage, but you will *HAVE* to retrieve your luggage at the first port of entry into the US. If you're looking at a flight through SFO, that will be it. I also see flights through LAX (which may be more convenient for your final SAN destination): https://goo.gl/flights/LzHLy
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Old Mar 5, 2018, 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by mpiotrow
Not only can you retrieve your luggage, but you will *HAVE* to retrieve your luggage at the first port of entry into the US. If you're looking at a flight through SFO, that will be it. I also see flights through LAX (which may be more convenient for your final SAN destination): https://goo.gl/flights/LzHLy
You're right! Thank you so much for help. LAX does work better for me. Now I will try to squeeze in maybe another city or two if possible. I gotta put my china visa to use/ That thing wasn't cheap!
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Old Mar 5, 2018, 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by courtesy9711
You're right! Thank you so much for help. LAX does work better for me. Now I will try to squeeze in maybe another city or two if possible. I gotta put my china visa to use/ That thing wasn't cheap!
You're welcome...and yeah, the visa is a couple hundred bucks, but good for an unlimited number of entries over 10 years, so you've got plenty of chances to get some use out of it! ^
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 2:08 am
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Originally Posted by mpiotrow
You're welcome...and yeah, the visa is a couple hundred bucks, but good for an unlimited number of entries over 10 years, so you've got plenty of chances to get some use out of it! ^
Sorry to bring you up again, but https://goo.gl/flights/GKJxQ isn't this pretty much the same itinerary you gave me but much more convenient? (Earn about <500 miles less but much easier time+return to SAN)
I barely get to spend any time at HKG and was trying to add more time but can't replicate the same price.
The main cities I'm looking at are HKG, PEK, PVG, TPE, or even SE asia or Japan. IF you can share tips on how you create routes I can do it myself. Don't wanna bother you too much haha
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 6:09 am
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Originally Posted by courtesy9711
Sorry to bring you up again, but https://goo.gl/flights/GKJxQ isn't this pretty much the same itinerary you gave me but much more convenient? (Earn about <500 miles less but much easier time+return to SAN)
I barely get to spend any time at HKG and was trying to add more time but can't replicate the same price.
The main cities I'm looking at are HKG, PEK, PVG, TPE, or even SE asia or Japan. IF you can share tips on how you create routes I can do it myself. Don't wanna bother you too much haha
I honestly believe you should contact a TA for your specific needs. You are way too demanding of others' time. . Sorry.
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 6:29 am
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This one is cheaper, $340, returning from Beijing. You will still need a one-way reservation to return to SAN (SFO-SAN). Because you have a Chinese visa, this itinerary will work. Good luck.
Edit: will attach GF link when getting to my office.

https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...941*.USD.33941

Last edited by Kmxu; Mar 7, 2018 at 1:17 pm Reason: GF link
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 11:52 am
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Hi All,

I am looking for a deal from CVG/DAY/IND/CMH area, can someone please suggest, Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by dealguy007
Hi All,

I am looking for a deal from CVG/DAY/IND/CMH area, can someone please suggest, Thanks in advance for your help.
What have you tried so far?
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Old Mar 7, 2018, 1:28 pm
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Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by dealguy007
Hi All,

I am looking for a deal from CVG/DAY/IND/CMH area, can someone please suggest, Thanks in advance for your help.
If you start from ORD, you may be able to find sub $500 fare (to use the TWOV; arriving at HGH from HKG and departing from PVG).
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