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Travel Plan

Onboard plane ( 1 night, Wednesday => Thursday )

Flight ( Air China International ): Gothenburg 16:20 => Beijing 09:40

Accommodation: Onboard the plane

Beijing ( 4 nights, Thursday => Monday )

Flight (Austrian Airlines): => Beijing 05:15

Subway: Beijing international airport => Dongzhimen (25 yuan)

Walk: Dongzhimen station => Hostel in Beijing

Follow Dondzhimenwai Street untill Chunxiulu,turn right and follow Chunxiulu for 10 min. You see our hostel sign on the left.
or

Take a taxi to our hostel (around 80yuan).

or
Tell us your Flight number, we can pick you up from the Airport.(not free)

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g294212-Activities-Beijing.html

Visit the Summer Palace at Kunming Lake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/summer.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/beijingmap.htm

Activity:

Visit the Great Wall.

Eat "Pekinganka grillad".

Activity: Round tour in Beijing visiting the following places.

Tian Tan, Temple of Heaven with park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Heaven

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/heaven/

Tiananmen Square (Himmelska Fridens Torg)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/tianan.htm

Kejsarpalatset och Forbidden City = Den Förbjudna Staden, Jing Shan Park

Hutongerna - trånga bostadsgränder

Lama temple + 26 meter hög trädbuddha + fin park

Nightlife: Night walk, Opera

Accommodation: Hostel in Beijing. See member information.

Xi'an ( 3 nights, Monday => Thursday )

Taxi: Hostel => Airport

Flight ( Air China International ): Beijing 08:25 => Xi'an 10:20

Bus: Take shuttle from airport in Xianyang and get off at Bell Tower in Xi'an.

Walk: About 1 km. Only 5 minutes?.

Take bus 603 ( Inside the ancient wall ) and get off at South-Gate(NanMen) stop( Inside south gate ), continue walking for about 50 meters until you reach to the wall and turn right.

Take bus 608 ( 100 meters right to the train station exit ) and get off at South-Gate(NanMen) stop
( Outside the south gate ), walking back for about 50 meters pass throught the south gate and turn left.

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298557-Activities-Xi_an_Shaanxi.html

Moské -

Stora Vildgåspagoden - Buddha tempel

Terrakottaarmén

Nightlife: Tangdans

Accommodation: Hostel in Xi'an. See member information.

Shanghai ( 3 nights, Thursday => Sunday )

Walk: Walk less than 1 km to Bell Tower.

Bus: Take the shuttle to the airport.

The airport is 47 km from Xi'an city centre. Busses and taxis are available between the airport and Xi'an city centre. Shuttle buses run hourly from 6am to 6pm between the airport and the Melody Hotel. It cost Y26 and it takes around one hour. We should take a bus 4 hours before departure just to make sure we are at the airport 2 hours before departure.

Flight ( China Eastern Air ): Xi'an 11:00 => Shanghai 12:55

Train: Pudong International Airport (PVG) => LongYang Rd. station ( 40 RMB )

Maglev Train

Subway: LongYang Rd. station => Nanjing Rd(East) station ( 4RMB )

Line 2.

Walk: Take exit 3 and walk along the east Nanjing Rd to the east. After the second traffic light turn left (walk along the Middle Jiangxi Rd to north), after the 4th block(East Beijing Rd) you will find our hostel.

Shuttle bus: Take No. 2 shuttle bus from PVG to Jing'An Temple (that will cost you about 19RMB),then take subway line 2 (4RMB) to Nanjing Rd(E) station ,or take taxi from Jingan Temple to the hostel about 20RMB.

or
Take taxi : Gate No.3(Domestic) Gate No.15(International) on 1F
Taxi fee about 180RMB by day; 220RMB by night (after 23:00)

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g303764-Activities-Shanghai_Region.html

Yu-Yuanträdgården

TV-tower with view over all Shanghai

Jadebuddans tempel

Activity:

Suzhou ( 2 mil från Shanghai )

City with beautiful gardens

Sidenfabrik + museum

Activity:

Nanjing Road - shopping

The Bund – strandpromenad

Nightlife: Akrobatikföreställning

Accommodation: Hostel in Shanghai. See member information.

Osaka ( 1st of 4 nights, Sunday => Monday )

Walk: Hostel => Nanjing Rd(E) station

Subway: Nanjing Rd(E) station => LongYang Rd. station ( 4 RMB )

Train: Maglev Train to PVG ( 40 RMB )

There are numerous airport buses which take 60-90 minutes to their destinations in Puxi. They go roughly every 30 minutes from 6am to about 9pm. We travel 4 hours before departure just to make sure we are at the airport 2 hours before departure. We have been out Saturday night so we don't want an early flight. There are three cheap departures with China Eastern Air, 9:30, 12:30 and 18:00. 18:00 is too late.

Flight ( China Eastern Air ): Shanghai 12:20 => Osaka 15:40 1.822 SEK

Train: Osaka is Kansai International Airport (KIX) => Tennoji station

The main international gateway to Osaka is Kansai International Airport (KIX). The airport has two railway connections to the city: JR West's Kansai Airport Line and the private Nankai Electric Railway.

Take JR line from the airport. Choose an express Kansai Airport Rapid or Haruka that goes towards Osaka.
After some stops (within about 40 minutes), you will reach Tennoji station.

Subway: Tennoji station => Namba station

Subway: JR Namba station => Nishinagahori station

Subway Nishinagahori (N13/S14) station of Nagahori-Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line or Sennichimae Line.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Osaka#By_subway

Walk: Nishinagahori (N13/S14) station => Hostel

Four-minute walk toward north from No.1 exit
From No.1 exit, Go straight about 50metres.Turn the left at the corner with 7-ELEVEN.(DO NOT cross the road to 7-ELEVEN.) Then, after going straight about 100metres, turn left at the corner 'SHINMACHI 3 MINAMI' with FAMILY MART.Go about 10 metres and turn right at the first corner with MAZDA (orange-colored sign).You can see Hostel64 building on your right hand after 50metres.
or
Subway Awaza (C15) station of Chuo Line, five-minute walk toward south from No.2 exit
From No.2 exit, Turn the right at the big cross point without crossing. Go straight about 200 metres along 'Amidaike-Suji'street and turn the right at the corner with 'Shinmachi Animal Hospital'.Go about 10 meters and turn left at the first corner. You can see Hostel64 building on your left soon.

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298566-Activities-Osaka_Osaka_Prefecture_Kinki.html

Sightseeing in Osaka

Nightlife:

Accommodation: Hostel in Osaka. See member information.

Kyoto/Osaka ( 2nd of 4 nights, Monday => Tuesday )

Train: Osaka => Kyoto/Kyoto => Osaka

For travel in the Kansai region, a cheaper and almost as fast alternative is the JR shinkaisoku rapid service, which connects to Osaka, Kobe and Himeji at the price of a local train. For a slightly cheaper price you can use the private Hankyu or Keihan lines to Osaka and Kobe, or the Kintetsu line to Nara. The Kansai Thru Pass includes travel on the private lines through to Kyoto, and this may prove cheaper that a JR Pass if you are staying a few days in the area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hankyu_Railway

The Kyōto Main Line of Hankyu Railway is a railway line which links Umeda Station, northern junction of Osaka and Kawaramachi Station in downtown Kyoto, Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keihan_Main_Line

The Keihan Main Line is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. The line is between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka.

Umeda Station and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka is both near to the hostel.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Osaka#By_subway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JR_Kyoto_Line

The JR Kyoto Line is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. You see a map of the Kyoto station area on page 115. Kyoto station is not so close as the other two stations.

A beginner's guide to Train travel in Japan - http://www.seat61.com/Japan.htm

The shinkansen line has the fastest and most frequent rail links. It takes 15 minutes and costs Y2730.

JR shinkaisoku takes 29 minute between Kyoto Station and Osaka / Shin-Osaka Stations and costs Y540.

There are also a couple other lines for around Y400.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g298566-s302/Osaka:Japan:Getting.Around.html

First off, be sure to tuck away a few business cards from your hotel or ryokan into your pocket, so that if you get lost you can just show it to a taxi driver or person on the street if you need help getting "home"!

Secondly, having a notepad and pen will aid greatly if a communication problem comes up, because most Japanese can read English better than they understand or speak it. Also, keep in mind that YOUR pronunciation of a particular place or thing may not match the Japanese pronunciation, so writing it down might clarify things!

Thirdly, if you need help, it is generally better to ask a young lady (between 20-40 years old, say), because they will most likely speak English better than older people, or students, and most men (although there ARE exceptions, of course).

Fourthly, keep in mind that trains, buses, subways, etc. are VERY punctual in Japan, so if you have an important train, tour bus, etc. to catch (i.e. to the airport), then by all means do NOT be late, thinking that they will be delayed as in other countries. Rather, make sure to arrive at the station 5-10 minutes early (as most Japanese do), to ensure you get to the right place with enough time to spare. And when riding on a train, be prepared to embark and disembark promptly when it arrives at your station--do NOT wait until it arrives at your station to gather your bags and rush to the doors, or you may find the doors closing before you embark/disembark!

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298564-Activities-Kyoto_Kyoto_Prefecture_Kinki.html

Sightseeing in Kyoto. There is a 5 km walking tour on page 130 in Lonely Planet (Full color). The other map on page 124 cover an area of just about 2 km. You see the Kawaramachi station on page 120. It is about 2 km from the starting point of the walking tour. The Sanjo station is also on the same page and the distance is similar.

Nightlife:

Accommodation: Hostel in Osaka. See member information.

Nara/Osaka ( 3rd of 4 nights, Tuesday => Wednesday )

Train: Osaka => Nara => Osaka ( 2 x 45 = 90 SEK )

The fastest route from Osaka is to take the private Kintetsu Nara Line from Namba station. Kaisoku-Kyūkō trains run three times per hour to Kintetsu Nara (40 minutes, ¥540).

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298198-Activities-Nara_Nara_Prefecture_Kinki.html

Sightseeing in Nara.

With eight Unesco World Heritage Sites, Nara is second only to Kyoto as a repository of Japan's cultural legacy.

Nightlife:

Accommodation: Hostel in Osaka. See member information.

Osaka ( 4th of 4 nights, Wednesday => Thursday )

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298566-Activities-Osaka_Osaka_Prefecture_Kinki.html

Nightlife:

Accommodation: Hostel in Osaka. See member information.

Tokyo ( 1 night, Thursday => Friday )

Walk: Hostel => Nishinagahori (N13/S14) station

Subway: Nishinagahori (N13/S14) station => Shinsaibashi station

Subway: Shinsaibashi station => Shin-Osaka station

Train: Osaka => Tokyo ( Y10.000 = 833 SEK )

4 hours with Kodama train (see Osaka information ).

Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen (trains arrive at Shin-Osaka station, to the north of the city center. From Shin-Osaka, you can connect to the city center by using the Midosuji subway line, or connect to the local JR network for other destinations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-%C5%8Csaka_Station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Shinkansen

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070720080645AA2nbeA

By local trains, the one way trip from Tokyo to Osaka takes about 9-10 hours and typically involves about four transfers of trains. The regular fare is a relatively expensive 8510 Yen, however, with a Seishun 18 Kippu you can do the trip for as little as 2300 Yen.

Flight: Osaka International Airport (ITM) 10:00 => Tokyo International Airport (HND) 11:15 ( 1.814 SEK / Reseguiden )

Subway:

Tokyo =(red)> Shin-ochanomizu =(green)> Shinjuku

- or -

Tokyo =(red)> Shinjuku-sanchome =(green)> Shinjuku

Marunouchi Line (M-17, Red) The train connects to this metro line according to Shinkansen information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metro_Marunouchi_Line

http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo#By_train_and_subway

Walk: 5 minutes walk from JR Shinjuku Station East Exit and subway Shinjuku Station. Walk toward north (to the direction of Seibu Shinjuku Station) and pass by the Shinjuku Prince Hotel on your left. We are right in front of Seibu Shinjuku station.
We recommend that you print-out the Google Map available on the booking web site. You can show any Japanese walking on the street to get the right directions when you are lost.

Activities:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298184-Activities-Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html

Nightlife:

Accommodation: Capsule hotel in Tokyo. See member information.

Tokyo ( 2 nights, Friday => Sunday )

Walk: Hostel => Shinjuku station

Subway: Shinjuku station => Kuramae station => Asakusa station

Walk: 15min walk from Asakusa station on Subway Asakusa line.
Walk to the A4 exit and turn right and turn left on the first street(Kaminarimon-dori street).
Keep walking (approx 10 min) on Kaminarimon-dori street unitl you get to Kokusai-dori street.
Turn right on Kokusai-dori street and walk straight.
After Approx 5min walk, there is a traffic light, you can see Asakusa view hotel and life supermarket on your left side and small car parking on your side, turn right on the traffic light into the narrow street.
We are just before the arcade on the right side of the street.