Bullet trains to Zhangjiajie and Laos are available now!
Zhangjiajie is well-known worldwide for its unique landscape and extrodinary scenaries and have attacted tourists from all over the world! However it's also a fact that it's really not so convenient and quite costly to travel there!
There are only very few cities could offer direct flights to Zhangjiajie with quite expensive price! And the entrance tickets fee to Zhangjiajie is quite expensive nearly CNY 1000(USD 150) if you want to cover all the scenic sites inside the park.
December comes with two good news for those who are interested in Zhangjiajie sightseeing
1. Bullet trains to Zhangjiajie are available now. You can take the train to Zhangjiajie from major cities in China.
estinations | Train shedule | Duration | |
Beijing - Zhangjiajie | G689 (09:27-20:02) | 10h35m | |
Shanghai-Zhangjiajie | G1369(12:10-21:46) | 9h6m | |
Chongqing- Zhangjajie | D811(08:22-13:01) | 4h39m | |
D815(12:40-17:28) | 4h48m | ||
D809(18:30-23:04) | 4h34m | ||
Changsha-zhangjiajie | Numerous options (3.5hrs duration | ||
Guangzhou- Zhangjiajie | G6805(07:54-14:27) | 6h33m | |
G6144(11:05-16:59) | 5h54m | ||
G6172(12:28-18:22) | 5h54m | ||
G6120(15:05-21:30) | 6h25m | ||
G6062(15:33-20:55) | 5h22 | ||
G6152(16:16-22:18) | 6h2m | ||
Hangzhou-Zhangjiajie | G1369(13:42-21:46) | 8h4m | |
Nanchang-Zhangjiajie | G1369(16:26-21:46) | 5h20m | |
Shijiazhuang-Zhangjiajie | G689(10:49-20:02) | 9h13m | |
Wuhan-Zhangjiajie | G689(15:00-20:02) | 5h2m | |
Zhangzhou-Zhangjiajie | G689(13:00-20:02) | 7h | |
Shenzhen-Zhangjiajie | G6058(07:08-14:27) | 7h19m | |
G6144(10:16-16:59) | 6h43m | ||
G6062(15:00-20:55) | 5h55m |
2. Winter promotion for Zhangjiajie
In order to stimulate the recovery of tourism, a huge discount (50% off all entrance fees) is offered again by the local authority till further notice.
Recommended Tour program
4-day Avatar Mt. & Glass Bridge Adventure
Cost: CNY 2799/Pax
Hotel : 5 star standard
Group size: 4-15pax
Tour date: Dec.24- Dec. 27 (X-mas)
Dec.31- Jan 03 ( New Year)
Now it is also possible to take the train to Laos from China
It's also the first time to have trains running to Xishuangban ( a city in Yunnan) which borders Mymmar and Laos,very close to Thailand and Vietnam.
The constructions style and food style in Xishuangbana share a lot in common with Thailand and Vietnam. It is only about 3 hours by bullet train from Kunming to Xishuangbana (28 trains are availalbe per day) which will bring great convenienence to the local people and help to improve the local economy as well.
Stations between Kunming to Laos
With a maximum operating speed of 160-km per hour, the travel time from Kunming to Vientiane takes about 10 hours. China launched the first cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Laos, which Beijing says will help the small and only landlocked country in South East Asia turn into a land-linked hub, boost regional connectivity and supply chain resilience.
The first train of the China-Laos Railway left Vientiane soon after the cross-border railway was officially put into operation, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.Besides China, Laos shares borders with Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia which offered Beijing to extend the train project to those countries.
Many of them have had to wait a long time for compensation or have received insufficient amounts, according to a report by the Lao Movement for Human Rights.