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[CPT]

I'm planning a trip to China and Japan for late May-Early June. I plan to fly to Hong Kong from Korea, then take a train up to Shanghai, and another train from Shanghai to Beijing. All of that seems pretty doable.

The problem is finding a flight from Beijing to Osaka on June 8th or 9th. I'm not dead set on Osaka as a destination, but I'd like to be in that area to make the most of a 7 day rail pass.

Is there any obvious reason that I'm having so much trouble? I know being one-way makes it harder, but I still thought it would be a pretty easy ticket to find.

Where should I be looking that I may not be?

What should I expect to pay for that flight? The only ones I've found are in the $1000 range.

Thanks in advance

[soviet_man]

A quick search on amadeus.net shows:

Hainan Airlines:
Beijing to Osaka non-stop on 8th June. Seats available.
Flight HU7997.
(One way fare shaowing as $365US one way)

Japan Airlines.
Beijing to Osaka non-stop on 8th June. Seats available.
Flight JL786.

Air China.
Beijing to Osaka non-stop on 8th JUne.
It is showing Economy booked out. Business class seats available.
Flight CA927.
Flight CA161.

[pugwall]

two chinese websites you can try are Elong and Ctrip http://www.elong.net/flights/default2.aspx

you should be able to get a flight on elong for less than 200 dollars.

[CPT]

[pugwall]

[tzechuk]

I know I am probably going to sound bossy but if I were you, this would be my itinerary (to save costs):

Flights from Incheon to Beijing (much cheaper than flying to HK if you do it off season)

Beijing to Shanghai (cheap again.. may be 1000 RMB)

Shanghai to Shenzhen (flight c. 1000 RMB or you can train it down for cheaper but longer, fun, though!!)

Shenzhen and TRAIN to Hong Kong (really, really cheap and fast) From Shenzhen, you go through immigration at LO WU and then the train that you take from Lo Wu takes you directly to TST, which takes no more than an hour. (When I visit Hong Kong, I stay in Tai Po, 4 stops from Lo Wu, and from there it takes me 40 minutes to get to TST. So from Lo Wu takes an hour max.)

Then Hong Kong to Osaka.

International flights from HK are generally a little bit cheaper than Mainland China.

You can compare, may be...

www.flights.com.hk

[CPT]

[tzechuk]

Sure, if you have a reason for going to Hong Kong first, then by all means

It takes a while to go to Shanghai - 3 nights?

There are many travel agents in Hong Kong.. you can pop in any of those and ask them. They can get tickets etc. sorted out for you, too.

[CPT]