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Will I save money booking in-country flights once in China?
Mar 28, 2007 11:55
  • GRIZ326
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I am going to Guangzhou in July. I believe I will have 3 in-country flights between Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing.

Will I save money if I just buy my ticket to Beijing and then buy the ticket to Guangzhou once I arrive?

Making travel arrangements this year appears to be more difficult for some reason than last year........ I just I have a lazy travel agent. :(

Mar 28, 2007 19:14
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  • APAULT
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There are discounts for earlier bookings and depending on availability. See the plane travel section in TCG for a guide to this. If your agent can access the discounts, great, if not you book them here.
Mar 28, 2007 19:49
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In my case buying my ticket from the US to Hong Kong was reasonable but once I was in HK and wanted to get a flight to Jiujiang was $400USD.I went into Shenzhen and booked a flight from a Travel Agent for $100 USD so I saved $300.
Mar 28, 2007 19:52
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  • CHRISTINE
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Yes, Griz, you can book flight tickets in TCG and we offer good discount now. Click the Plane icon on the top of the page and you can find the "search" function. Input your date, airlines, time, etc, you can get the flight info and ticket price.
Cheers,
Mar 28, 2007 23:59
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Hello Griz,
If you have no time problem, can avail the off time flight schedule. It will save money, some time 50%.
Thanks
Sharif
Mar 29, 2007 22:09
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  • BETWEENUS21
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most definitely - getting domestic flights within China - is alot more cheaper through domestic travel agents - as often have seen ho ridiculous online foreign travel agency charge for domestic flights.
Mar 29, 2007 23:24
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  • JANFRISK
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buy the tickets when you feel like moving, no need for pre-arrangements.
Mar 30, 2007 00:15
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  • JANFRISK
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or go by train, and have more fun!
Mar 30, 2007 04:08
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Yes, train is better and cheaper. But if you want to save time, by plane!
Mar 31, 2007 00:09
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May,
Some body tells me no good train in China for internal service. Also added train journey not safe.
Mar 31, 2007 01:57
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There are good train in China, of course~!
The number of trains start with Z, T, K are mostly good. Don't buy L trains. They are too slow.
I don't think train journey is not safe. But you surely have to keep an eye on your luggage.
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