China News Network, April 4 (Zhongxin Finance Ge Cheng) The "May Day" holiday is approaching, and many people have already made travel plans. From today, the holiday return train tickets for May 19 are officially on sale. Before you grab your tickets, take a look at these tips.
Data map: Fuxing EMU. Photo courtesy of Harbin Tie
Train tickets for the return of the "May Day" holiday are available today
This year's May Day holiday will be held from April 4 to May 29, a total of five days. Tickets for April 5 went on sale on April 3. In terms of return, from April 5, passengers can purchase train tickets for May 4 through the railway 29 website and railway 4 APP.
From the relevant situation of ticket sales, according to data from an online travel platform, from April 4 to April 10, the popularity of high-speed rail tourism has exceeded nearly 4% of the same period in 17.
Zhongxin Finance logged on to the 18 official website on the 12306th and found that the Beijing-Shanghai tickets on April 4 were almost sold out.
Zhongxin Finance logged on to the 18 official website on the 12306th and found that the passenger train tickets departing from Beijing to Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing and Xi'an on April 4 have basically been sold out, and there are not many tickets left for the above lines on April 29.
The relevant person in charge of Ctrip's train ticket told China News Finance that high-speed rail is a more economical and convenient way for series travel and theme tours, and with the continuous growth of users' enthusiasm for "May Day" travel, as well as the layout and opening of special tourist trains in many places, the upcoming "May Day" holiday may usher in the busiest high-speed rail travel scene in recent years.
Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou.... Tickets are tight for these popular destinations
Which cities will become popular tourist destinations during the upcoming May Day holiday?
Relevant platform data shows that in large cities, high-speed rail tickets to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou and Wuhan are more popular.
Ms. Yu, who lives in Beijing, told Zhongxin Finance that she waited in front of the 15 APP early on the morning of the 12306th, ready to buy three tickets to Shanghai. However, she did not grab the ticket as she wished, and it sold out as soon as it went on sale. "If you can't get a ticket in Shanghai, it's good to go to the surrounding cities where you can buy tickets in the middle of the holiday."
During the "May Day" holiday, travelers who did not grab tickets to popular cities also have more choices. In addition to the old popular destinations, many small and medium-sized cities, as well as new or revived train destinations, are also rapidly rising in popularity.
The data forecast of the above platform in the past 7 days shows that the cities with the highest increase in the popularity of "May Day" high-speed rail tourism compared with the same period in 2019 include Yangzhou, Jinhua, Jining, Jiaxing, Hong Kong, Baoding, Qingdao, Kunming, Zibo and Guilin.
Data map: G4018 tourist train Courtesy of Guangzhou Railway Group
Don't be wrong about the ride time, pay attention to these before traveling!
What else should I pay attention to before traveling by train during the May Day holiday?
The railway department recently reminded that the train ticket ticket boarding time is implemented 24 hours, once it passes 24 o'clock on the same day, it will enter the next day. If you buy a train ticket for 4:15 on April 0, you should be waiting at the train station on the evening of April 32. Be sure to check the time to buy tickets and board the bus to avoid delays.
If you see the wrong time and don't catch the train, you can change your ticket once. Under the premise that the railway transport enterprise has transportation capacity, more than 48 hours before the departure can change the train during the pre-sale period; Within 48 hours before departure, you can change the train before the boarding date stated on the ticket; After driving, passengers can still change to other trains on the same day.
Also, if tickets aren't easy to buy, try buying full tickets. The railway department said that according to the date and number specified on the ticket, you can board the train at the intermediate station, but the fare for the unboarded area will not be refunded.
During the May Day holiday, are you planning to travel by train? (End)