Year: 2019

Train tickets can be changed or cancelled before departure if you have changed your plan or made a mistake. You can change the departure date, departure time, arrival station, train number and seat / sleeper class. The departure station cannot be changed. A new ticket needs to be bought if you need to change the departure station. How to Change a Train Ticket Tickets can only be changed if there are still tickets available. There are two ways of changing train tickets in China: 1. Change train ticket online Tickets can be changed online if the following conditions apply: You booked the train ticket online You chose to pick up the ticket at the train station yourself The paper ticket has not yet been printed If you booked the ticket with a travel agency like China Highlights, then they will handle the change for you. A service fee for changing the ticket will be charged by China Rail. Ticket office 2. Change train ticket at train station Train tickets need to be changed at a train station if the paper tickets have been issued. So if you choose to have the paper tickets delivered, or if you have collected the paper tickets at a train station, then you need to make the change at a train station yourself, with the original tickets and passengers’ passports. Each station has a...

Chinese trains always seem busy. And they become even more busy than usual during holidays, with thousands of Chinese and foreign passengers traveling by train. The railways becomes extremely busy during the Goldren Week: the National Holiday week, the Spring Festival week. And you should also watch out short-break holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and May Day Holiday. During holidays, trains may be noisy, crowded and dirty. Be prepared too for extra inconvenience when buying tickets during holiday times. Here are some tips that should help make your holiday journey smoother. List of Chinese Holidays in 2019 Chinese Holidays Dates in 2019 Please Note New Year’s Day December 30th – January 1st (3 days) Tickets on short-journey (less than 5 hours) high-speed trains (with durations that less than 5 hours) will be sold out quickly. Spring Festival February 4th - 10th The peak period lasts for around a month, from January 25th to February 21th. The whole China Rail network will be very busy. Tomb-Sweeping Festival April 5th - 7th (3 days) Tickets on short-journey (less than 5 hours) high-speed trains will be sold out quickly. May Day Holiday May 1st - 3rd (3 days) Tickets on short-journey (less than 5 hours) high-speed trains will be sold out quickly. Dragon Boat Festival June 7th - 9th (3 days) Summer Holiday July 1st - September 1st...