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How to buy train tickets in China?
Traveling in China is actually pretty convenient, for long distance travel you can take flight, for medium and short distance travel you can use bullet train. Our bullet train can run over 300km/h, it's like riding in a Lamborghini with top speed with more convenient seats and no need to worry about traffic. Today we shall talk about how to buy train tickets in China.
Usually Chinese citizens buy train tickets on www.12306.cn, very convenient, can buy through their mobile phone website, this tickets service is provided by Chinese government, but it don't provide English service. Each Chinese account can add 5 foreign passport information, so you can ask your China friends or suppliers to buy tickets for you. This passport information cannot be deleted freely, there's time limit, I haven't been able to know the rules but the other day I was trying to delete some old passport information and add some new passport to buy tickets for new customer, the system says no. You can also check how many tickets left available on this website, but still no English.
If you want to buy train tickets by yourself online via English, you can use www.ctrip.com, it's a travelling assistance company that provide services including buying train & flight tickets, booking hotels, etc. On this website you can buy train tickets with your passport information and pay via credit card, all in English, service phone also available in English.
Tips:
If you want to buy train tickets online, make sure you complete payment before 11 pm, otherwise the server will be closed, till 7 a.m next morning you are not able to buy tickets.
After you buy the train tickets online, how do you get tickets? For a foreign traveler you can not print out tickets on self-service machine. There are 2 ways: go to the train station ticket office counter or go to a tickets agency office in the city. For most province capital cities and giant cities like Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou, ShenZhen, etc, I don't suggest you to go to train station ticket office counter, because there usually will be at least 20 people waiting in front of you, spending 1 hour or more to get the tickets is very often. When you plan your schedule, make sure you have at least 1 hour for waiting in the line to get the ticket. Also, there're a lot of tickets agency office in the city, but to get there you need to search it online(in Chinese), explain to cab driver where you want to go, go through city traffic and pay 5 CNY(around 1 dallor) fee. These agency offices usually open 8 a.m. and close 5 p.m., so make sure you can get there in time.
If you come to visit my factory, you can leave all troubles to me, I can help you buy train tickets, book hotel, and pick you up from airport or train station. (Limited by budget, we only provide eating, we do not undertake your hotel charge and extra cost)
I'm Mike, a sales from Jinan Ourfuture Refrigeration Equipment, if you need refrigerating units for cold storage and IQF or if you have troubles traveling in China, feel free to call me +86-18678897804 or send email to mike@refrigerationcompressorunit.com
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