Teashop Posted March 1, 2013 at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 at 06:13 PM Hello! we need to go to HK to get the visa for Taiwan, flying is too expensive so we are checking the trains but we are not in Shanghai yet and we heard trains can sell out. We want to buy online but also read there are many fake sites and we need to be careful. Any advice please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaocai Posted March 1, 2013 at 11:34 PM Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 at 11:34 PM The official booking website is www.12306.cn. You can use your passport to book if you don't have a Chinese ID apparently. However I can't verify that since i don't have a foreign passport. You need to use Windows IE to open the booking webpage; some other browsers may not load it properly. You also need a Chinese mobile phone number. This is easy as you can buy a prepaid number for a small amount of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teashop Posted March 2, 2013 at 02:14 AM Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 at 02:14 AM Thank you! I do have a Chinese mobile, and i did try 12306.cn but it looks like the web site is only in Chinese, is there a way to do it in English?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members legend1900 Posted March 3, 2013 at 12:09 PM New Members Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 at 12:09 PM You can try it on this website http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/, searching Shanghai to Kowloon [Hong Kong] or T99. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 16, 2013 at 10:08 AM Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 at 10:08 AM Teashop, how did you get your ticket in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teashop Posted May 17, 2013 at 02:33 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 at 02:33 PM We finally didn´t make t to Shanghai! So we took a plane from Kunming to Shenzen and then the bus to Hong Kong. The cheapest option by far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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