Need help badly for traveling plan. Please help.

Need help badly for traveling plan. Please help.
Feb 2, 2009 23:46
guest51112	We (5 adults -- one is 80 yrs old) will ariive in Hong Kong Airport in Mid May. From Hong Kong, we would like to visit Shantou , Guangzhou (Canton) , Shanghai , Suzhou , Hangzhou and Yellow Mountain . Then go back to Hong Kong to fly back home. I really need help for the transportion info. i.e should I go by bus , train or plane. And which place is the best to start. Here is what I have in mind (need suggestions and help) : 1. from Hong Kong Airport - Shantou : is bus the best bet ? Where is the bus station in Hong Kong ? And the schedule ? I will be out of the HK Airport around 2 pm (arrive around noon). 2. Shantou to Guangzhou (Canton) : should I take bus or train ? cost ? and schedule ? 3 . Guangzhou to Shanghai : bus , train or plane ? cost ? and schedule? 4. Shanghai to Hangzhou : bus or train ? 5. Shanghai to yellow mountain (Tunxi?) : plane or train or ? 6. Shanghai - Hong Kong : Is there a fast train ? or train ? 7. Or should I plan my trip other direction? Any suggestions? We are taking mom to china to visit relatives. Please help. Thanks a million.

Feb 2, 2009 23:46

guest51112

We (5 adults -- one is 80 yrs old) will ariive in Hong Kong Airport in Mid May. From Hong Kong, we would like to visit Shantou , Guangzhou (Canton) , Shanghai , Suzhou , Hangzhou and Yellow Mountain . Then go back to Hong Kong to fly back home. I really need help for the transportion info. i.e should I go by bus , train or plane. And which place is the best to start. Here is what I have in mind (need suggestions and help) :
1. from Hong Kong Airport - Shantou : is bus the best bet ? Where is the bus station in Hong Kong ? And the schedule ? I will be out of the HK Airport around 2 pm (arrive around noon).
2. Shantou to Guangzhou (Canton) : should I take bus or train ? cost ? and schedule ?
3 . Guangzhou to Shanghai : bus , train or plane ? cost ? and schedule?
4. Shanghai to Hangzhou : bus or train ?
5. Shanghai to yellow mountain (Tunxi?) : plane or train or ?
6. Shanghai - Hong Kong : Is there a fast train ? or train ?
7. Or should I plan my trip other direction? Any suggestions? We are taking mom to china to visit relatives. Please help. Thanks a million.

Feb 3, 2009 10:07

ELLYSE
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1) No direct transport at that time. The only direct transport for Hong Kong airport -- Shantou is a bus that leaves at 0725. I would suggest that you take a bus going to Shenzhen's Luohu border, then get a bus to Shantou (about 4 hours journey time) from there. Buses run to Shantou every 20 mins till 2140, 170 RMB.
2) I think bus might be faster. There're only 3 trains each day for this route and they take 7-8 hours, so not recommended.
3) Flight if you can afford it, budget airline Spring Airlines flies this route. Fastest train still takes 17 hours.
4) Not necessarily. Why did you think so? However, considering that there're 5 of you, including an elderly person, it would probably be good if you hire a vehicle and driver for the day, for your convenience.
5) More than one, there're quite a number. Fastest are the D trains which take around 1.5 hours, departing from Shanghai South train station. Tickets cost 54/64 RMB each way for 2nd/1st-class.
6) If you're going from Shanghai, I would suggest flight if you can splurge, or else overnight train. Your elderly mom might not enjoy 6 hours on the bus. At least on the train you can still walk around and use the toilet when necessary. Or better, go direct from Hangzhou, it's only 3 hours by bus.
7) Train will take 20 hours and departs only every other day. You might want to consider flying to Shenzhen then taking ferry to Hong Kong. You'll need to be at Hong Kong airport by 1200. Looking at the schedule (http://www.turbojetseaexpress.com/eng/schedule/airport_2.html), you should probably aim for the departure 8S313 at 1100, so you'll either have to take the earliest flight from Shanghai (and hope that Lady Luck is on your side), or else fly to Shenzhen the night before. Alternatively, you could try and see if there's a Huangshan -- Guangzhou flight on your dates, then take train/bus from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. If so, then skip Guangzhou at the start of the journey and fly directly from Shantou to Shanghai.
Ideal way to organise these destinations would be Hong Kong -- Shenzhen -- bus -- Shantou -- flight -- Shanghai -- train/vehicle hire -- Suzhou -- train/bus/vehicle hire -- Hangzhou -- bus -- Huangshan -- flight -- Guangzhou -- train/bus -- Hong Kong airport.
If you have any more queries, email me directly at yahoo.com|ellyse99 and put "TravelChinaGuide" in the subject line.

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