| Planning to visit Xi'an in November 2005 | |
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| Sep 8, 2005 01:38 |   |
 | Hi, I am from Singapore and wish to plan for a Xi'an trip with my guy friend in around Nov for 1 week stay. I prefer to go for Free & Easy. There are so many places of interests that I would like to visit. So many place, with so little time. I really need help from you gals and guys: 1. If I am travelling from Singapore airport, will I need to go Beijing Int'l airport-> Xi'an domestic airport? How long will the journey takes from Beijing->Xi'an? 2. What is the weather like in Nov? 3. I saw some threads recommanding Shu Yuan Youth Hostel and it's quite cheap. I wish to know the location, price for twin sharing, and for the twin sharing, is the toilet located in the room or common toilet? Is there other hostel/hotel that is cheap and good? 4. If I have 7 days in Xi'an, what are the places that I MUST visit? Is it better to travel on my own, or travel with china tour group? Hmm.... so far these are the questions that I can think of...Hope there is someone there that can help me with my enquries. Thank you.. thank you... Cheers, Ivia Ang |
| Sep 8, 2005 01:52 | #1 |
| 1. if you fly from Beijing to Xi'an ,nearly 2 hours ,and the fee is about RMB 1200 ,if there is not any discount . 2. Nov. is winter here in Xi'an , a little cold and you'd better bring some coat with you ,of course you can buy them in Xi'an according to the weather . 3. the hostel you mentioned is located near the South Gate ,downtown in Xian ,traffic is very convenience. |
| Sep 8, 2005 01:58 | #2 |
| There are really many places of interest here in Xi'an. I think the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is a must-see place, because it is one of the eight wonders in the world. In addition it is do worthwhile a visit. |
| Sep 8, 2005 02:06 | #3 |
| for Xi'an details ,you can check http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/xian.htm for Shu Yuan Youth Hotel you can check wOCCA's pictures and ELACBRON's travel tips . Good Luck ! |
| Sep 8, 2005 02:12 | #4 |
| Hi, Thanks for the information. I checked with one of the tour agency in Singapore, the package that they have is singapore->beijing(5days)-> Xian(2 days)-> Singapore, I don't really like the arrangement so I am thinking of travelling to Xian only. I shall call the travel agency and check out the return tickets sgp->xian->sgp. But do you think if I travel to Beijing, then buy air-ticket on the spotto Xian will be cheaper? but then that will be too troublesome. Haiz. Really hope to make it to Xian this November:) Think I should settle on the air-tickets first before asking more questions on the accomodations and places of interest. Thanks for the promt reply. Xie Xie. |
| Sep 8, 2005 02:23 | #5 |
| If you only want to travel to Xi'an,I think you should stay in Xi'an 3 days! D1:Downtown(City Wall,Beilin,Shaanxi Museum,Dayan Temple,Bell tower,Drum tower,watch the Music fountain on Dayanta Square in the night 20:00) D2:Warriors and Huaqingchi. D3:Qianling(Wu Zetian and Lizhi tomb,very nice)and Fa men Temple! Maybe it is cheaper you buy the airticket from Beijing to Xi'an in that time.There will have discount. |
| Sep 8, 2005 02:32 | #6 |
| Hi California, Is it possible to take a plane to Beijing int'l airport, and buy a return ticket to Xi'an and travel on the same day? 1. where can i buy the return air tickets to Xian? Is there any url that I can buy online? Is it valid for non-chinese resident? 2. How much will the air-tickets to Xian be after discount? I will need to compare between buying return air-tickets from Sgp->xian and sgp->beijing & beijing->xian(which is more troublesome) 3. How many airports are there in Xian? or only Xiguan? |
| Sep 8, 2005 02:42 | #7 |
| Hi,Ivia,yes,it is possible,but I am worried that there will no discount in the same day! Usually,you can buy a ticket with 70% discount,maybe lower from beijing to xi'an,about 740RMB. Now,you should arrive in Xianyang international Airpot,it is a city near Xi'an. Look at this website,it is good!I usually book my ticket on it! http://english.yoee.com/ |
| Sep 8, 2005 03:59 | #8 |
| If you're not planning on spending time sightseeing in Beijing, why are you flying in there. Could you fly Singapore to Hongkong/Shenzhen/Guangzhou to Xian? It is a much more direct route. Prices for flights are available on this website, just go to plane icon on top righthand side to compare prices. |
| Sep 8, 2005 04:47 | #9 |
| Hi JABAROOTOO, thanks for reminding me. I just called some tour agency for the flight fares, now waiting for them to get back to me. Seems like the air tickets will be around S$700-$S800/pax. Hope can source for cheaper air tix:) |
| Sep 9, 2005 08:40 | #10 |
| I hope you can get a good deal. You'll usually find that prices for Chinese domestic flights are cheaper if you buy them here and often cheaper if you buy just a few days in advance before. They really are not used to people booking and buying domestic tickets months n advance. The system here is not the same as in most overseas countries so you cannot always look for the same kind of deals or bargains. Just easy to buy a ticket same day or a few days before your travel. Except of course around major important holidays. Speing festival. May and Oct 'Golden weeks'. Which are always at a premium. |
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