6 days
Beijing classics + HSR to Shanghai
Three Beijing highlight days, then a demo-labeled Jinghu HSR hop into Shanghai Bund time. Not live tickets — use the Beijing–Shanghai corridor page and ticket guide.
Curated pacing from published attractions — not a tour booking. HSR legs cite catalog corridors with demo duration bands; verify live schedules and seats on official railway channels. Prefer the trip planner for longer multi-city china itinerary builds (including 10-day templates).
Day 1
Same pacing as the Beijing classics sketch — timed entry buffers.
Day 2
Full day with transit buffer before any evening plans.
Day 3
Temple of Heaven + hutong buffer
Keep evening light if departing by HSR the next morning.
Day 4
HSR Beijing → Shanghai
Demo catalog band ~4.5–6 h; common planning pair Beijing South → Shanghai Hongqiao. Not live seats — verify stations and times on official channels. See corridor station cards + foreigners ticket guide.
HSR corridor (demo timing): Beijing → Shanghai (HSR) — Demo estimate: ~4.5–6 hours depending on service
Day 5
Onward from Hongqiao by metro — treat station→hotel as its own hop.
Day 6
French Concession wander + departure buffer
Optional Hangzhou day-trip only with fresh buffers — see Shanghai–Hangzhou route; do not invent same-day stacks.
Extend this sketch
- Beijing → Shanghai (HSR) — Demo estimate: ~4.5–6 hours depending on service
- Shanghai → Hangzhou (HSR) — Demo estimate: ~1 hour
- hsr map
- budget calculator?preset=beijing shanghai
- trip planner