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China Travel Decisions

Travel Essentials · Getting around

China Transportation for Foreign Tourists: Rail, Flights & City Transport

Do not start with a random transport article. Choose the stage that is blocking you, then follow the shortest CTD path from planning to recovery.

Choose where you are stuck

TrainStation choice → 12306 → passport verification → travel day → change/refundFlightBooking → check-in → name/payment → baggage/connection → cancellationCity / airport transferMap → metro / DiDi → airport ↔ railway station → lost itemAccessibilityBook each assistance handoff separately

High-speed rail: from choosing the train to recovering a problem

1. Before buying

2. Payment / ticket status

3. Travel day

4. Recovery

Flights: booking, check-in and failure recovery

1. Booking / identity

2. Before departure

3. Connection / disruption

Metro, DiDi and airport-to-railway transfers

1. Know where you are going

2. Move around the city

3. Driving

Accessible transport: treat every operator as a separate handoff

Airport assistance, city metro accessibility, railway special-passenger service and the final hotel transfer are not one continuous booking.