Dear Shujen, Ah yes, tickets. Beijing-Hong Kong Through Trains tickets are only available from respective departing station or some travel agencies in China I think. The train is fairly popular for tours and school trips which meant it's often fully booked very quickly once the booking window opens 90 days before departure.
On the other hand, 12306.cn is not really usable for those without Chinese bank accounts/credit cards, and it3.mtr.com.hk requires you to pick up the tickets in Hong Kong with your credit card, so both online booking options aren't viable for this Wikitrain trip planning. Best regards, Alan Sent on the road On 19 Jan, 2013, at 23:12, Shujen Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems the ticket of Beijing-Kowloon Through Train can only be bought from > Beijing West Train Station or Hong Kong Station, and cannot be reserved via > internet. But the ticket of Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Rail can be reserved > via 12306.cn website, and Guangzhou-Hongkong Through Train can be reserved > via mtr.com.hk website. I'm afraid it is very difficult to buy the train > ticket from Chinese train station, because there're always many people buying > tickets. > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Alan C Y Lai <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I'm afraid that Deryck Chan is overtly optimistic about the construction of > High Speed Rail in Hong Kong. As the line is still under construction until > 2015, the Beijing-Hong Kong through train will still be on conventional lines > during Wikimania 2013. And I strongly urge for convenience and comfortability > sake you'd better take the through train to Hung Hom. > > Best regards, > Alan > > > Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > > IIRC by Wikimania 2013 the Hong Kong-Beijing direct train will have switched > to the high speed system. > > On Jan 18, 2013 7:55 AM, "Shujen Chang" <[email protected]> wrote: > There's also a railway line from Beijing to Kowloon, but that line is slower > and less confortable than the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway Line. > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Shujen Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > I recommend you take the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway in China, than > you can transfer train from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. > I'm planning to train to Hong Kong to (from China), so maybe I can join you > in Beijing-Guangzhou&Guangzhou-Hong Kong line. > and attention, you must apply for a Chinese visa if passing China, the Hong > Kong visa is not valid in China. > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Seb35 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, Добрый день, > > Three years ago some crazy Wikimedians (whose I was) travelled by train > through Europe to join Gda��sk for Wikimania. > > This year I intend to join Wikimania Hong Kong by train from France, mainly > with the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Chinese trains. The travel can take a > minimum of about 2 weeks (of intensive train :), but it would be more > comfortable to take more time; the price seems to be about 300-400 � (+food, > visas, etc…), so probably less or similar than the airtravel of ~800 �. > > Does anyone is interested to join me? You have time if you want think about. > If we are some people interested in Europe, we could join in Deutschland > before continuing the 10k km :) > > ~ Seb35 [^_^] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Shujen Chang > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Shujen Chang > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Shujen Chang > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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