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Thread: When does the chaos start for travelling through Chinese new years?
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[quote=PREBEN,484032]Hello fellow traveller! I am going backpacking partly with friends partly alone in China after the internship i am currently doing ends. i need to apply for a new 30-day tourist visa in Hong Kong first but basically my travels after start on the 18. of jan. My plan is to go all the way from the south and end up as far north as Harbin for the ice festival. I have a plane ticket from harbin to Shanghai on the 8. of Feb. So i am going to spend Chinese new years there. My question is this: How early does the chaos for buying train-tickets start. Say i wanna go to harbin on the 5. of february. (5 days before Chinese New years). Might it be very difficult to get tickets on this date. Or dates before? Also i am wondering in general how difficult it is to get traintickets when travelling. F.eks. if i am going to Guilin with train on friday the 18. from Shenzhen. How early should I book the tickets? Since i am applying for visa in hong kong it would be best to buy this after i recieve my visa.. Another question. Can You buy tickets at any big trainstation for any detination? Say I want to buy tickets from Beijing to Harbin 10 days before but at that time i am in Hunan province. (i have experienced that 10 days is the limit for buying in a station). I had kindof hoped to be able to travel freely and not make any firm plans before so if i suddenly change my mind on the way or weather is too bad to do something i can change my plans and book a different train ticket. Any tips at all on travelling so close to new years is greatly aprriciated. my current plan is this: Hong Kong - Guilin - Hunan - Anhui - Pingyao - Harbin - Shanghai - Nanchang. I have travelled with trains through the golden week which was at times pretty chaotic so i have a little experience.. though i would prefer not to travel like that again.. Tickets at that time was nearly impossible to get even online thats why i am seeking advice before this time around. Hope someone can help. [mood1] Preben [/quote]
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