Z Series Train in China

Where did you get this information from? How about train schedules for other destinations? I am interested in taking the Tibet Express.

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Tibet express is not in this table yet. The schedlue is update on July 2006.

The Z-train belongs to Shanghai Railway Office are Z13－14、Z5－7、Z7－8.

These six trains provide a free lunch.

My family just came back to Shanghai from Beijing yesterday on a Z train. It's comfortable enough for an overnight train, but I must say that the bathrooms become rather smelly during the course of the evening. It seems that some people (probably men) confuse the drain hole on the floor with a urinal.

You will find train information here, use Google to translate the page if necessary;
http://www.huoche.com.cn/
also here;
http://www.oklx.com/cn/train/search_station.asp
and here was working a few months ago but doesn't seem to be up now.
http://www.e-shrailway.com/

I prefer to travel by hard sleeper. The "compartments" have no doors so you can see out equally on both sides without being trapped inside a room. The soft sleepers have compartments with end walls (no windows) and a narrow door, in the main, yuck.
The hard class is more friendly and communal. If you are concerned about toilet hygiene then you should not be in China at all.

Z22 belongs to Beijing Railway Office, no lunch. :(

Z22 --NO FREE DINNER.

Yes. Some train provides dinner, and some don't:

Z14 19:00 6:58 with Dinner
Z22 19:07 7:05 without Dinner
Z6 19:14 7:12 with Dinner
Z2 19:21 7:19 without Dinner
Z8 19:28 7:26 with dinner

Train From Beijing to Shanghai

Z13 19:07 7:05 with dinner
Z21 19:00 6:58 without dinner
Z5 19:14 7:12 with dinner
Z1 19:21 7:19 without dinner
Z7 19:28 7:26 without dinner

Jian:

Your information is very usefull.

The ticket in Z8 Shanghai-Beijing cost 478 RMB in a soft bed (top bed). The train is very clean and the timetable is very strisct.

I hope return to Shanghai by same way

Remark:

If you travel alone, like me. The high bed is preferable to sleep and not to be bothered by the people whom it loves to eat and to take some tee.

heyya..jian shuo wang how r u doing..u have a very nioce blog here and very informative..i have a question here for..im going to harbin by next january for the ice sculpture festival i need to know what are the best train to go to harbin..there's a few type train Z,T and K series which one of these is the latest/newer train and which is the most comfortable train
im going to harbin frm Tianjin station because im studying here in Tianjin..but there's no Z train here in Tianjin to go to harbin..please advise me..Thank you

Hey buddy .. Thanks a lot..

As i am new in beijing .. this info is very useful for me. I am from india working in s/w company.

Heartly thanks..

Hello Mr Wang

It looked like your site is the place to visit to get information. I want to go to Beijing on 1st October. I was impressed by the 2 birth sleeper train. Can you tell me how I can get a cabin without spending too much money getting it. I am an english teacher in Wuxi and would get to Shanghai to catch the Z train as this is the one recommended by your fellow travellers. I will be returning on the Saturday 6th Oct to arrive in Wuxi on Sunday any chance of getting a return ticket?

Thank you for your help

@manawar, the price is fixed and everyone gets exactly the same price. There is no discount for Z train (I heard there are some for D trains). I am afraid I have to warn you that Oct 1 to Oct 6 is the holiday seasons and it is very hard to get train tickets at that time.

hello. am so lucky that i chance upon this very concerns/comments very useful because my family plans to go to shanghai and beijing this dec 19-26. am looking of travelling via train from shanghai to beijing.am planning to buy train tickets via internet.

by the way, may i know if there will be snow in beijing during our visit in dec 19-26?thank you so much

please help me on how to purchase train tickets via internet. is it safe? i'll be travelling from shanghai to beijing next month. i'll like to travel via z train. please email me.

thanks!!!!

are there fast z trains from Chengdu to Beijing? where can I find out the prices and time it takes? Our family of 5 will go there for part of the Olympics. Do you think trains will be extra crowded at that time? I have checked out airline tickets but am surprised they are $200+ each way and am looking for a cheaper option.