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China Guidebook

Transport

How to get around mainland China as a visitor: high-speed trains and how to buy tickets with a foreign passport, domestic flights, airport transfers, metros and ride-hailing apps. Each guide goes step by step and says what to have ready before you start.

Ticketing rules and apps change, so each guide carries the date it was last checked against the operator.

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A silver and red Fuxing high-speed train running past snow-dusted ballast and bare grass with apartment blocks behind it

Beijing to Harbin by Train 2026: 4.5 Hours, Fares, Stations

Verified · 13 October 2026

The fastest G trains take 4h33 from Beijing Chaoyang to Harbin West, ¥605 in second class midweek; sleepers run ¥261.5 and up. Stations and fares.

 A silver Fuxing CR400AF high-speed train with a red stripe curving along the tracks near Beijing South station

12306 vs Trip.com: Booking China Train Tickets (2026)

Verified · 3 October 2026

12306 is China Railway's site; Trip.com adds PayPal and home currency. The 15-day window, the new Beijing-Shanghai pre-booking, fees and which to use.