How to Read a Chinese Bus Ticket or Train Ticket
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This post will help you read a Chinese bus ticket or train ticket. I didn’t put a very wordy explanation, because the pictures are labeled and pretty self explanatory.
How to Read a Chinese Bus Ticket
Note: The seat number may or may not be enforced
Chinese Bus Ticket. Click to enlarge the photo.
How to Read a Chinese Train Ticket
A Chinese Train Ticket. Click to enlarge the picture.
Note: The seat numbers on a Chinese train ticket are usually enforced i.e. people respect them. There may be someone sitting in your seat, just ask them to move.
Ni Hao, wo de zuo. (Hello, my seat). It’s very simple Chinese but they understand. Maybe show them your ticket at the same time.
Get the Latest Survive Travel Books FREE! Click Here to Get Them.A lot of people only have standing tickets on trains, so if there is a spare seat they will just sit in it.
Buying a Chinese Bus Ticket, or Train Ticket
Whenever I buy a train or bus ticket in China I write down what I want in Chinese (or take a photo), show it at the ticket booth and hope they don’t ask questions.
I’ve had locals try to help me and mess it up. They start talking to the person, fuk knows what they talk about, but things get messed up along the way. If I have it written down, the person knows I can’t speak chinese, no questions so no details to mess up. Simple.
Also, if I am 100% that I’m going to use the ticket, I’ll buy it in advance, especially for long and/or infrequent journeys (infrequent being less than 3 a day). There’s lots of people in China, and a lot of them travel, it’s best to book ahead!
Well that’s all for this post. I hope it was helpful and you can now easily buy and read a Chinese bus ticket or train ticket.
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