China's rail system is as vast as the Country itself however the infrastructure is quite mature and most Cities are reachable from Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Wuhan, which are the main train hubs.

To date there is no centralized online train reservations system so booking from outside of China is not easy.  Even when in China booking train tickets can be a frustrating and time consuming business especially at peak times during China's new Year, may and October holidays.

How To Book Train Tickets in China

There are a few online agents however I find there prices are very high and service sometimes leaves a bit to be desired. Once in China then you can book the tickets at the railway station or use when of the many agents in each Chinese City (if you can find them)

What are the Trains Like

There are several classes of train in China below I will give a brief outline. Trains in China either start with a letter as a prefix or have no prefix at all.

Seats and Sleepers come in two main classes, Soft and Hard, the main difference on the sleepers is that the Soft compartments are enclosed with four bunks to a room and the Hard are open with six bunks to a room. With seats, soft compartments are much more pleasant especially on T trains.

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