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MOVING ON FROM BEIJING |
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Hotels in Beijing |
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Vacation Rentals in Beijing |
From Beijing you can get just about anywhere in China via the extensive air and rail system. You'd be advised to buy a ticket a few days in advance, though, especially in the summer or around Spring Festival. Few visitors travel long distance by
bus
as it's less comfortable than the train and takes longer, though it has the advantage that you can usually just turn up and get on as services to major cities are frequent. Buy a ticket from the ticket office in the station, or on the bus itself. Tianjin and Chengde are two destinations within easy travelling distance, where the bus and the train have about the same journey time.
By plane
Domestic
flights
should be booked at least a day in advance. The main outlet for
tickets
is the Aviation Office, at 15 Xi Chang'an Jie (daily 7am-8pm; information tel 66017755, domestic reservations tel 66013336, international...
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By train
Trains
depart from either
Xi Zhan
, if you're heading south or west, for example to Chengdu or Xi'an, or
Beijing Zhan
, if you're heading north or east, for example to Shanghai or Harbin. You can buy
tickets
with an...
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Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian trains
The International Train Booking Office (Mon-Fri 8.30-12am & 1.30-5pm) is the best thing about the
International Hotel
at 9 Jianguomenwai Dajie. Here you can buy tickets to Moscow and Ulan Batur with the minimum of fuss. Out of season, few...
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