jacketwatch

We are thinking to take the bullet train from Beijing to Xian to see some country side. Anyone done this? Thank you

jobin

That would be 2 hours of a 200 mph blur of trackside rubbish. Enjoy china!

CanadaChinaTraveller

The ride is actually six hours. The scenery along this route is not the most interesting. But the ride is comfortable and a good alternative to flying.

thursdaysd

Have you considered taking the night train? I've taken it twice, back in the early 2000s. The second time I shared a soft sleeper with a man who turned out to be president of a local university and his wife, who offered me a ride to my hotel. According to seat61 there are now deluxe soft sleepers on the Beijing-Xi'an route, so you would not need to share if you didn't want to. I agree that the scenery is more interesting further west..

See: https://www.seat61.com/China.htm#Wha...0trains%20like

jacketwatch

Yes its closer to 6 hrs. I looked that up. And no no night train for us. We have never been to China so I do want to see the country side FWIW and honestly we just dont sleep well on trains, been there, tried it so we want to stay on as normal a sleep schedule as possible.

Thanks for the replies, especially that link. !