hi all, am going to china in early november and would like to try to book train tickets in advance, is this possible and what's a reliable agent to do it with???
hi all, am going to china in early november and would like to try to book train tickets in advance, is this possible and what's a reliable agent to do it with???
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You could try this website for pre-booking tickets: http://www.china-train-ticket.com.
I have heard that this is a decent site, and some friends of ours have used this agency before.
We've never used a travel agent ourselves to pre-book tickets - we have always ended up booking our train tickets at the station or through our hostel.
I believe that train tickets in China are available about 5 days in advance normally, and we've always managed to get train tickets 2 or 3 days before we've wanted to travel.
Most hostels and hotels can book train tickets for you. If you have your accommodation already booked, you could ask your hotel about it. It's normally easier using your hotel than going into the train station yourself.
Most train stations in the major cities in China have an English-speaking ticket counter, but we've often had problems doing it this way.
This website is also useful for general train travel info: www.seat61.com
Hope this helps.
Reply to this The famous tour company in Beijing is BTG International Travel & Tours. Its group websit with ENGLISH http://www.btgtravel.com.cn/en_about/index.asp.
If you have any other questions or need any help, please mail to me.
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