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drstamen
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Nov 03, 2006 - 12:10 AM |
 
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| Post subject: Shanghai to Putuoshan night ferry... |
...how hideous is the journey in the lowest class? And is there a discount for booking in advance? And any general advice on the 12 hour journey would be appreciated. As well as how much accommodation is going to be this time of year...
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janlynn
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Nov 12, 2006 - 08:21 PM |
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I went to Beijing on the overnight "first class" train and still had "company", but the bathrooms were kept up and a chinese box lunck was given for dinner. When we went ti lijiang bunking overnight, we had two others and one talked in her sleep. The bathrooms smelled, and I never used them.
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ellyse
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Nov 13, 2006 - 04:55 PM |
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janlynn... I'm confused about your posting. OP is asking about the ferry to Putuoshan. Whereas you're talking about the Z train to Beijing, and then something (a train? or bus?) to LIJIANG... are you talking about the one in Yunnan province?! |
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Verochka
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Mar 05, 2007 - 04:54 PM |
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drstamen, did you end up taking the ferry in the lowest class? How was it? |
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waingro
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Mar 06, 2007 - 12:09 AM |
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why don't you just take the frickin fast ferry for 200rmb? geez |
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Verochka
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Mar 06, 2007 - 12:43 AM |
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waingro, before you make such comment, did you consider that I may have a condition that I prefer not to take the frickin fast ferry bumpy ride??? Looking at your avatar, you must be an asxhole!!! |
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waingro
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Mar 06, 2007 - 07:50 PM |
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my mistake then, calm down haha. You need to drive 2hrs to Wusong harbor to catch the boat, you know that right? fastest way to get to putuoshan: you can fly to Zhoushan airport and then take a 5 minute ferry to Putuoshan. |
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jan86
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July 02, 2008 - 11:30 AM |
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how long does the fast ferry take and when does it leave? want to go to zhoushan this weekend, but still not sure how to get there. flight is to expensive. thanks |
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waingro
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July 04, 2008 - 09:31 AM |
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fast ferry is 3-4 hours and leaves between 8AM-9AM. you can buy the ticket up to 2 days in advance from the ticket office under Nanpu Bridge. ticket includes bus ride to the dock. otherwise, you can book transportation+hotel from CTRIP. oh yeah, don't worry about getting sea sick; it's like a lake out there. |
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jan86
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July 07, 2008 - 02:53 PM |
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Jimmy_Floyd
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July 07, 2008 - 03:05 PM |
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just in case anyone still wanted to know, the slow ferry isn't that bad. I travelled in the cheapest class but one, and I don't think there was much difference between that and the very cheapest. Wasn't too bad - much like the hard sleepers on some of the older trains. You do need to have a lot of time though, as it takes something like 12 hours from what I remember. |
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Cambronne
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July 07, 2008 - 03:05 PM |
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The slow ferry used to be really horrendous, but I took it more than 10 years ago. I would very strongly recommend the fast one - it is MUCH faster, MUCH safer and comfortable, and not that much more expensive anyway. |
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