Transport: How to Get Around China

Master China’s efficient travel network. Detailed guides on high-speed rail (Gao Tie), booking domestic flights, navigating city subway systems, and essential ride-hailing app tips.

Multiple Fuxinghao high-speed bullet trains, silver with red and orange stripes, are parked at platforms inside Shenzhen North Railway Station at night. Station signs show '深圳北站' and 'Shenzhen North Railway Station'. Overhead metal structures and lighting are visible.

Beijing to Shanghai High-Speed Rail: The Complete Station & Seat Guide

For travelers in 2026, the debate between flying or taking the train from Beijing to Shanghai is effectively over. The [...]

Two modern Chinese high-speed trains, including a silver Fuxing bullet train with red, orange, and gold stripes, parked side-by-side at a bright station platform. A white high-speed train with blue stripes is to the left. A yellow tactile paving strip is visible on the platform.

China High-Speed Rail for Tourists: Booking, Classes & Onboard Experience

For many travelers, the first time stepping into a Chinese railway station is more overwhelming than the flight that brought [...]

A modern Beijing subway train, silver with a blue front and a yellow stripe along its side, travels at speed on elevated tracks. Blurred green trees and tall white apartment buildings are visible in the background.

Beijing Subway Survival Guide: Master the Metro Like a Local

If you attempt to navigate Beijing by taxi during rush hour, you will spend more time looking at the bumper [...]

An aerial perspective of a modern Chinese city showcasing multiple elevated train tracks with several white trains, converging at a large station with an arched reddish-brown roof. A multi-lane highway runs parallel to the rail lines, bustling with cars. In the background, numerous high-rise buildings fill the urban skyline.

Navigating China's Cities: Your Essential Guide to Taxis, Subways & Ride-Hailing

Stepping out of Beijing Capital Airport or Shanghai Pudong, the first thing that hits you isn't just the humidity or [...]

A dark green Chinese train car with a prominent yellow stripe is parked at a station platform. The train windows reflect the overhead white metal truss roof structure of the station. Yellow textured safety strips run along the platform edge. Text on the train car reads 'YW 25G 686482 硬卧'.

Slow Travel in China: A Guide to the Iconic Green Trains (K, T, Z)

While China’s futuristic high-speed rail network grabs the headlines, the soul of the country still travels on the "Green Skins" [...]

A long green and yellow Qinghai-Tibet railway train travels on an elevated track through a vast green grassland. Several dark yaks graze in the foreground, with majestic snow-capped mountains rising in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

How to Get to Tibet: Flights, Qinghai–Tibet Train & Overland Routes

Traveling to the "Roof of the World" is unlike visiting any other region in Asia. It requires precise logistical planning, [...]

Panoramic view of Hangzhou West Lake in China, showing Leifeng Pagoda on a tree-covered hill, and a traditional pavilion on a small square island in the clear blue water. Lush green trees, including weeping willows, line the lake's edge, with distant mountains and a modern city skyline visible under a bright blue sky.

Shanghai Day Trips by High-Speed Rail: Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Hidden Gems

Shanghai is an electric metropolis, but the sensory overload of the Bund and Nanjing Road can be intense. Fortunately, the [...]

A lone person walks along a narrow, winding dirt path between towering, rugged red sandstone walls of the Tianshan Mystic Grand Canyon near Kuqa, Xinjiang, with a sliver of bright blue sky visible above.

Xinjiang By Public Transport: 7–10 Day Route from Urumqi to Kashgar

Most guidebooks will tell you that traveling China’s far west requires a private driver, an expensive tour group, or a [...]

Several modern silver Fuxing Hao high-speed bullet trains, featuring distinctive red and orange stripes, are parked at platforms within the bustling Shenzhen North Railway Station at night. The illuminated train interiors and the station's intricate overhead structure highlight a busy Chinese transportation hub, with station signs clearly visible.

High-Speed Trains in China: How to Book, Board, and Not Get Lost

Walking into a Chinese train station for the first time can feel like entering a small city. The scale is [...]