How it works
- Approximate times: flights ≈ 0.5 hr + great-circle distance ÷ 800 km/h (non-stop). Where our guides have train times, we show those instead.
- Fastest option: if we have rail times for the route, we suggest the train. In China and Europe, for trips under about 800 km we suggest comparing train and flight. Otherwise we suggest flying. We don't cover ferries yet.
- Prices: flights have live-price buttons. For China bullet trains we first try a live price; if none is available we show a typical second-class fare from published timetables (the source is named), converted at £1 = ¥8.88 (Bank of China / exchangerates.org.uk, 16 Oct 2026). Exact train fares are confirmed at booking.
- Separate tickets: leave at least 3 hours between separate flight tickets, and more when changing airports or countries.