Updated 2025/08/30

Created by YenKid

My Advice

• Most of China’s major cities are now connected by high speed rail. So I don’t think you should choose a flight over high speed rail solely based on the duration of the flight.

• I have been shouting this fact at friends for years whenever they tell me that they picked a flight because “it is definitely much quicker than high speed rail”.

  For most flights that take 2.5 hours or less, it may not be true! (Facepalm)🤦🏻

• A lot of people think they definitely saved time by taking a flight.

  But they have overlooked factors such as door-to-door journey time, comfort, health, Internet connectivity, and price flexibility.

  You can be the smart one.

• If you must absolutely have the rock-bottom cheapest price for every journey, then you should be aware that high speed rail is not always the cheapest. This is especially true for longer distances.

• But chances are you are only saving a little bit of money for an inferior experience.

  Whether it’s worth it is for you to decide, I do appreciate that some people have tight budgets.

• If you want to read more about my reasoning, please read my article 21 Reasons Why I Choose High Speed Rail Over Flights For Most Journeys In China

• Note: To compare journey times between high speed rail and flights, take a look at my other article.

• Otherwise, here are my personal picks on some of the most popular routes in China.