China Tours
by Bullet Train
Curated city-to-city journeys across China, combining iconic sights, smooth rail travel and local support.
Featured China Rail Tours
Start with one of our proven rail-friendly itineraries, then keep it as-is or ask us to shape it around your dates, budget, and favorite cities.
3 Days
3-Day Imperial Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Great Wall & Hutong
Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong rickshaw ride, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace
- Private guide
- Hotels included
- Private transfers
7 Days
7-Day Beijing & Xi'an Highlights Tour by Bullet Train
Two ancient capitals connected by bullet train — imperial palaces, the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, and real street food
- Bullet train included
- Guides in both cities
- Hotels included
3 Days
3-Day Xi'an Culture & History Tour
Terracotta Warriors, City Wall cycling, hidden mosques, and lamb soup in back-alley Muslim Quarter — Xi'an's 3,000 years of history in 3 packed days
- Private guide
- Hotels included
- Private transfers
2 Days
2-Day Xi'an Highlights Tour
Terracotta Warriors, City Wall cycling, and Tang Dynasty night street — Xi'an's greatest hits in a tight 2-day package
- Private guide
- Hotels included
- Private transfers
4 Days
4-Day Xi'an & Mt. Huashan Adventure
Ancient warriors, sacred peaks, and plank walks over 700m drops — Xi'an's history and China's most dramatic mountain in one trip
- Private guide
- Huashan day trip
- Hotels included
3 Days
3-Day Guilin by Train: Li River Cruise & Yangshuo Karst Views
A rail-friendly Guilin short trip with station pickup, Li River cruising, Yangshuo slow time, Xianggong Hill views, and flexible onward train planning.
- Station pickup
- Li River cruise
- Onward train planning
In China, the bullet train beats flying — almost every time
China has over 40,000 km of high-speed rail linking nearly every city travelers care about. After years of guiding trips, this is what we keep coming back to.
City center to city center
Beijing South, Shanghai Hongqiao, Xi'an North — high-speed stations sit inside the city, with metro lines to your hotel. Skip the airport runaround and save more than two hours.
Usually faster than flying
Beijing to Shanghai is 4.5 hours. Beijing to Xi'an is 4.5 hours. Once you add check-in, security, boarding and baggage, that "two-hour flight" is really six hours door-to-door.
Frequent and on-time
Major routes run every 15–30 minutes with 98%+ on-time performance. Miss one train and there's another shortly — unlike flights, where one delay can wreck a whole day.
The landscape is part of the trip
Watch the North China Plain give way to loess hills from Beijing to Xi'an, or rice paddies and karst peaks roll past between Shanghai and Guilin. A view you simply don't get from a plane.
Three steps from inquiry to departure
Tell us what you're after
Pick a tour above or send us a custom request — rough dates, group size, cities you want, experiences that matter. You don't need a complete plan; we'll help you shape it.
Get a draft within 24 hours
A real advisor in China sends back a day-by-day draft with train numbers, hotels and pricing. Three to five rounds of revisions is normal — only pay a deposit once you're happy.
Travel with someone on the line
Station pickups, English-speaking guides and hotels are all set. Train delayed, want to swap a day, need a recommendation — call our 24-hour team in China and someone actually picks up.
Before you book, the things travelers ask us
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