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2,000+ outside outer ring

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Straight-line distance from the base centre (1 km is about 0.62 miles). Visual guide only, not travel distance or time.

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Blue numbered pins are your overnight bases.

Map notes & sources

Dashed lines show rail connections, not track alignments. Journey times exclude transfers. Temperatures are monthly averages, not forecasts.

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China trip questions

Answers from the same sourced notes the planner uses. Times are published examples, not live timetables.

Can I visit Suzhou as a day trip from Shanghai?

Yes. Trains between Shanghai and Suzhou take about 20 to 45 minutes each way, not counting getting to and from the stations, so you can keep your Shanghai hotel. Source

Is Hangzhou a day trip from Shanghai?

It can be. High-speed trains take about 45 to 90 minutes each way. Add the ride from the Hangzhou station to West Lake, and it works as a full day out without changing hotels. Source

How long is the train from Beijing to Zhangjiajie?

About 12 hours: a published Beijing West to Zhangjiajie West example takes 12 hours 1 minute. That is a full travel day before hotel transfers, so compare flights if time is tight. Source

How long is the train from Shenzhen to Shanghai?

About 7.5 to 11.5 hours by daytime high-speed train, depending on the service and stations. It takes most of a day, so many travellers compare flights. Source

Can I visit Furong from Zhangjiajie?

Yes. Trains from Zhangjiajie West to Furongzhen take about 23 to 30 minutes. Wulingyuan is not at the station, so allow road transfers at both ends and leave your bags at the hotel. Source

Where should I stay to see Red Beach?

Panjin, in Liaoning. Red Beach is around 40 km from the city by published visitor guidance, and the red colour is usually best from mid-September to mid-October. Source

Where should I stay for the Rainbow Mountains?

Zhangye, in Gansu. The Zhangye Danxia geopark is a half-day visit plus road transfers from the city. June to September is milder; pack warm layers for October and November. Source

About this planner

Vish Travels plans a trip around where you sleep, not around a long list of sights. Pick overnight bases, split your nights between them, and add visits, half-day or full-day trips that return to the same base. The planner tells you when your nights do not add up to your dates.

Where it works

China: overnight bases Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhangjiajie (Wulingyuan), Xi'an, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Furong, Panjin and Zhangye. Scenic day trips include Red Beach near Panjin and the Rainbow Mountains of Zhangye Danxia. Each place has a short guide: nearest city, what to see, what to eat and festival seasons.

Europe: London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Nice, Amsterdam, Brussels, Bruges, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Budapest, Kraków, Zürich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon, Porto, Athens, Santorini (Fira), Dubrovnik, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Reykjavík, Istanbul.

The Gulf: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ras Al Khaimah, Doha, Manama, Kuwait City, Muscat, Salalah, Nizwa, Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla.

US and Canada: New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, New Orleans, Nashville, Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Honolulu, Flagstaff (Grand Canyon), Toronto, Niagara Falls, Montréal, Québec City, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Banff, Whistler.

China has the deepest detail: hand-checked guides with food and festivals, sample train times and autumn temperatures. Elsewhere each city card shows a short Wikipedia summary with links to its Wikivoyage guide and to things to do on Klook.

What is a fact and what is an estimate

Distance rings (100 to 2,000 km) are straight-line distances, not road or rail distances. Lines between bases connect points; they are not real track or road routes. Train times (China) are published examples, not live timetables; elsewhere a Rome2Rio link compares trains, buses, flights and driving. Temperatures are monthly averages, not forecasts. China activities come from a Klook catalog collected on 26 September 2026 and are not live, so check price and availability on Klook before you book. Distances are shown in kilometres and miles.

Your privacy

There is no account and no server-side copy of your plan. It is saved in your browser. Download plan saves a file you can load on another device. Opening a city guide outside China loads a short summary from Wikipedia.

Sources

Country boundaries: world-atlas (Natural Earth). City locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City summaries outside China: Wikipedia, guides from Wikivoyage (both CC BY-SA). Route comparisons: Rome2Rio. Place and climate notes: Travel China Guide and official city sites, linked in each guide. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited beside each photo. Map drawn with D3 and TopoJSON.