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RE: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by defenestrator 25 May 2012

I always took the train. If it's a long enough journey(i.e. Datong is not the terminus), there will be a restaurant car. Otherwise there…
RE: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by china1979 23 May 2012

Fly.
RE: Tourist Visa - renewing before '7 days from expiry' or in Beijing?

by drumbrake 22 May 2012

According to #89 on [China Visa Extension thread|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1678574&start=0&limit=1000]…
RE: Tourist Visa - renewing before '7 days from expiry' or in Beijing?

by Sapphire_85 22 May 2012

Thank you, Leshan sounds like a good bet. This is our current itinerary - we will be stopping at a few places on the way to Beijing but…
RE: transtur 5$ sad dervice

by gidgetgogo 22 May 2012

Hey Rick I'll definitely have to remind the BF next time, no Floridita! Had 2 kids with us and everyone was getting bit frazzled (well…
RE: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by Maggah 17 May 2012

Solohobo: the bus doesn't actually cross any mountains as such to get to Datong, but about an hour out of Beijing it goes right "through"…
Re: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by gogofar 17 May 2012

Personally speaking, I like the train trip. You may see Datong after one sleep. There are 2 hard seats outside of the bunk bed of soft-sleep…
RE: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by SoloHobo 16 May 2012

+*amazing how 2 big Chinese buses can look the same!*+ You got that right. China has a excellent amount of efficient options in transpor…
RE: China itinerary

by Chinatraveling 16 May 2012

Negative. Don't take out Jiuzhaigou. Save time by flying directly (cheap) from Chengdu to Lijiang. I'm asking that you take a serious…
Re: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by Maggah 16 May 2012

I took a plane in April - really simple, & cost 200Y! China United Airlines has one daily flight at about 11pm & it takes 40 minutes to…
Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by ricegirl 16 May 2012

Hello, I would like to visit Datong from Beijing and was hoping people would have recommendations for the best way to make this trip.…
RE: Advice on 1 month China itinerary

by shapeshiffter 15 May 2012

Does anyone know if these tunnel'd roads between Jiuzhaigou and Chengdu are open? We are now thinking of dropping Jiuzhaigou off our…
RE: China itinerary

by jiejie 15 May 2012

Your original plan is doable in a month, though it would be fast-paced and I would advise two flights: the Xi'an-Jiuzhaigou and the Chongqi…
RE: China itinerary

by Liuzhenchuan 15 May 2012

How about the following day by day itienrary: Day01 Arrival Shanghai Day02 Shanghai: city sightseeing Day03 Shanghai: city sightseeing…
RE: China itinerary

by egjeg 14 May 2012

In my opinion, this is a little too much for 30 days if you plan to travel overland. I'd probably cut Datong and consider flying to Jiuzh…
China itinerary

by Vics1985 14 May 2012

Hello, This is my first post so sorry in advance if I am covering old ground! I am planning a trip to China for a month in October (st…
RE: Trip Bejing Xian Shanghai

by egjeg 09 May 2012

Beijing to Xi'an you can go through Shanxi and visit Datong and Pingyao, or you could go south (faster trains) through Henan and visit…
Re: Buy train ticket in Beijing but depart down the line,

by mojo1337 08 May 2012

"What you should do when in Beijing and the sales period is open, is buy a sleeper from Departure City to Kunming on this train. Yes,…
Itinerary dilemmas

by markoboston 07 May 2012

I have only 17 days for what might be my only trip to China, and I am trying to decide on an itinerary. I will be flying into and out…
RE: Dotang or Longmen or Pingyao or what?

by 889 06 May 2012

It's fair to say the Yungang Shiku near Datong is somewhat more impressive than Longmen, but Longmen's nice enough and -- more importantly…
RE: Ferries From Japan - China, Plus Recommendations.

by egjeg 05 May 2012

I posted my experience with the Osaka to Shanghai ferry last year http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2110702 …
RE: Train or flight from Irkutsk to Moscow/ St. Petersburg

by everbrite 01 May 2012

There is a train once or perhaps twice a week that goes from Beijing to UB and passes through Datong. If you don't plan to leave Datong…
RE: Train or flight from Irkutsk to Moscow/ St. Petersburg

by jbilocca 01 May 2012

Thanks to all very very much for your replies. Do you know how I can get from Datong to UB since it is not direct? Should I book this…
RE: Train or flight from Irkutsk to Moscow/ St. Petersburg

by everbrite 01 May 2012

Several points. From UB to Irkutsk there are two trains. One is a daily passenger train which is slow and takes about 40 hours. Several…
Train or flight from Irkutsk to Russia

by jbilocca 30 April 2012

I will be going to Beijing in beginnig of coming August and visit around. After few days I plan to go to Mongolia. First I plan to go…