About how many days in advance to buy train tickets and tickets for other places

You can book tickets online. The high-speed train from Suzhou to Xuzhou on the 28th will go on sale at 11:00 on the 9th, and the train from Xuzhou to Harbin on February 5th will go on sale on January 17th.

The following information is for reference only.

Hope this helps.

Since January 1, 2013, the starting time for ticket sales on the 12th day of Internet and telephone bookings has been adjusted from the original 4 nodes to 10 nodes, that is, 8:00~18:00 ( Some new tickets will be sold every hour (except 14:00), and tickets for all EMU trains (trains prefixed with C, D, and G) will be sold from 11:00. Please refer to the announcements of each station for specific sales start times.

Since January 4, 2013, the pre-sale period for Internet and telephone bookings has been extended to 20 days (including the same day). The starting time for booking tickets on the 20th day is still 10 nodes. The pre-sale period for some ticket windows at Dianhe Station has been extended to 18 days (including the same day).

Sales start at 8:00 stations

Beijing West, Hankou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Wuchang, Wuhan, Xi'an.

Sales start at 9:00 stations

Aksu, Aktao, Alashankou, Artush, Bachu, Baiyin City, Baiyin West, Beitun City, Bole, Bu Liekai, Changzheng, Chengdu, Chengdu East, Dawukou, Diwopu, Dingbian, Dingxi, Dongguan East, Dunhuang, Fuhai, Gangu, Gaolan, Gaotai, Gulang, Guyuan, Guazhou, Hami, Haminan, and Hejing , Heshtuologai, Hotan, Hekou South, Hongsibao, Huinong, Huizhou, Jiayuguan, Jinchang, Jinghe, Jinghenan, Jingtai, Jingyuan, Jingtieshan, Jiuquan, Kashgar, Karamay, Kuqa, Korla, Kuitun , Kunming, Lanzhou West, Linze, Lingwu, Liuyuan, Longxi, Greening, Luntai, Luohe, Manas Lake, Moyu, Nileke, Pishan, Pingliang, Qingtongxia, Qingshui, Shawan County, Yarkand, Shandan, Shantou, Shanshan, Shenzhen, Shenzhen East, Shenzhen West, Shenyang, Shenyang North, Shiyan, Shihezi, Shizuishan, Shule, Shule River, Taiyang Mountain, Tanjiajing, Tianshui, Tianzhu, Tongxin, Turpan , Weinan Town, Wuxi, Wuwu, Wushan, Wuwei, Wuwei South, Xiaguanying, Xiangyang, Xinhe, Xinyang Town, Xinyang, Yanqi, Yanchi, Yecheng, Yining, Yining East, Yichang, Yichang East , Yinchuan, Yingjisha, Yongdeng, Yumen Town, Zepu, Zhangye, Zhengzhou, Zhongning, Zhongningdong, Zhongwei, Zhumadian.

Sales start at 10:00 stations

Bago, Beijing, Beijing North, Chaling, Chajiang, Chongren, Chuxiong, Dali, De'an, Dianxin, Dingnan, Dongxiang , Fa'er, Fenyi, Fengcheng, Fengcheng South, Fuzhou North, Fuyuan, Ganzhou, *** Qingcheng, Guangtong, Guixi, Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Heqing, Heijing, Hengfeng, Hongguo, Hukou, Cucumber Garden, Ji'an, Jiangbian Village, Jiangshan, Jiangsuotian, Jinhua South, Jinhua West, Jinxian, Jinyun, Jinggangshan, Jingdezhen, Jiujiang, Lanxi, Leping City, Liling, Lijiang, Lishui, Linchuan, Longnan, Longyou , Lushan, Lupan, Luliang, Lufeng, Luoping, Maochangping, Nanchang, Ningbo East, Pangguan, Pengze, Pingguan, Pingtian, Pingxiang, Qinfengying, Qingtian, Qujing, Quzhou, Ruichang, Ruijin, Sanjiazhai, Shangrao, Shangyu, Shaoxing, Shizong, Shilin, Songhe, Taihe, Wannian, Weiqing, Weishe, Wenzhou, Wuyi, Xiangyun, Xiangtang, Xiaoyugu, Xingan, Xinyu, Xinfeng, Xingguo, Xuan Wei, Yipinglang, Yichun, Yiliang North, Yiwu, Yiyang East, Yingtan, Yongkang, Yongxiu, Youxian, Yudu, Yujiang, Yuyao, Yushan, Yuanmou, Yueliangtian, Zhangshu, Zhangshu East, Zhuji, Zixi.

Sales start at 11:00 stations

Anting North, Anyang East, Anshan West, Aojiang, Bayuquan, Bengbu South, Baohuashan, Baoding East, Beijiao, Beijing South, Boao, Cangzhou West, Cangnan, Changtu West, Changchun West, Changsha South, Changzhou North, Chenzhou West, Chibi North, Chuzhou, Dalian North, Dantu, Danyang North, Dehui West, Dezhou East, Dingyuan, Dingzhou East , Dongsheng, Dujiangyan, Feidong, Fenghua, Fuyu North, Fu'an, Fuding, Fuqing, Fuzhou South, Gaizhou West, Gaobeidian East, Gaoyi West, Gongzhulingnan, Gongyi South, Guzhen, Guangming City, Guangzhou South, Harbin West, Haicheng West, Haikou East, Haining West, Handan East, Hanjiang, Hanchuan, Hefei Beicheng, Hebi East, Hengshan West, Hengyang East, Hongguang Town, Humen, Huaqiao, Huashan North, Huainan East, Huishan , Jinan West, Jiashan South, Jiaxing South, Jiangmen, Jiaozhou North, Jiaomei, Jinshan North, Jinzhai, Jinjiang, Kaiyuan West, Kunshan South, Langfang, Yueqing, Leiyang West, Lianjiang, Linhai, Lingbao West, Lingshui, Longjia, Longshan Town, Luoyuan, Luoyang Longmen, Luohe West, Meilan, Miluo East, Minggang East, Mingzhu, Nanjing South, Nanjing, Nanlang, Nantou, Nanxiang North, Ningde, Ninghai, Pi County West, Putian, Puwan, Qishuyan, Qianshan, Qingcheng Mountain, Qingyuan, Qingsheng, Qionghai, Qufu East, Quanzhou, Ronggui, Ruian, Sanmenxia South, Sanmen County, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai West, Shaoguan, Shenfang, Shenzhen North, Mianchi South, Shilong, Shuangcheng North, Shunde, Siping East, Songjiang South, Suzhou North, Suzhou New District, Suzhou Park, Suzhou East, Taizhou, Taimu Mountain, Tai'an, Tangjiawan, Tengzhou East, Tianjin South, Tieling West, Tongxiang, Wafangdian West, Wanning, Weinan North, Wenling, Wenzhou South, Wenchang, Wuxi East, Wuxi New District, Wuqing, Xi'an North, Xipu, Xiapu, Xiamen North, Xianlin, Xiantao West, Xianning North , Xiaolan, Xiaogan North, Xinhui, Xinxiang East, Xinyang East, Xingtai East, Xuzhou East, Xuchang East, Yalong Bay, Yandang Mountain, Yangcheng Lake, Yingde West, Yingkou East, Yongjia, Yuhang, Yueyang East, Zaozhuang, Zhangmutou, Zhenjiang South, Zhengding Airport, Zhengzhou East, Zhijiang North, Zhongshan, Zhongshan North, Zhuzhou West, Zhuhai, Zhuhai North, Zhumadian West, Zhuozhou East.

Sales start at 12:00 stations

Anqing, Anqing West, Bantian, Bengbu, Bozhou, Chaohu, Chaozhou, Chizhou, Chuzhou North, Dabu, Dangshan, Donghai County, Dongtai, Dongguan, Dongzhi, Fengshun, Fengyang, Foshan, Funan, Funing, Fuyang, Gaozhou, Guzhen, Guangde, Guangzhou, Guangzhou North, Guangzhou East, Hai'an County, Hefei, Hefei West, Heping, Heyuan, Hua Cheng, Huai'an, Huai'an South, Huaibei, Huainan, Huangkou, Huangmei, Huangshan, Huizhou West, Jixi County, Jianhu, Jiangdu, Jiangyan, Jieyang, Lechang, Leizhou, Lianyungang, Lianyungang East, Lu'an, Liuhe, Long Sichuan, Lujiang, Ma'anshan, Maoming East, Meizhou, Mingguang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningguo, Pizhou, Pingshi, Qimen, Qinglongshan, Quanjiao, Rugao, Sanshui, Santangji, Shaoguan East, Shucheng, Shuyang, Shuijiahu, Susong, Suzhou, Taihu, Taizhou, Tianzhu Mountain, Tongcheng, Tongling, Woyang, Wuhu, She County, Xiayi County, Xinxing County, Xinyi, Xinyi, Xingning, Xuwen, Xuzhou, Xuan Cheng, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Yangchun, Yeji, Yizheng, Yingde, Yingshang, Yucheng County, Yuantan, Zhanjiangxi, Zhaoqing, Zhonghuamen.

Sales start at 13:00 stations

Anhua, Binjiang, Changle, Changchun, Changsha, Changde, Chenzhou, Chenxi, Chunwan, Cili, Gaozhuang, Dongfang, Gaomi , Harbin, Harbin East, Haikou, Hanshou, Hengshan, Hengyang, Huaihua, Huitong, Jilin, Jishou, Jinan, Jinan East, Jingzhou, Leiyang, Lengshuijiangdong, Lixian, Lianyuan, Linli, Linxiang, Loudi, Lukoupu, Mayang, Mengdonghe, Miluo, Ningxiang, Qidong, Qiyang, Qingdao, Qingzhou City, Sanya, Shaoshan, Shaodong, Shaoyang, Shimen County, Songtao, Taiyuan, Tongren, Weifang, Xiangfang, Xiangtan, Xiangxiang, Xinhua, Xinhuang, Xupu, Yiyang, Yongzhou, Yueyang, Zhangjiajie, Zhangqiu, Chongqing, Chongqing North, Zhuzhou, Zibo.

Sales start at 15:00 stations

Badaling, Bazhou, Baijian, Baodi, Baoding, Beidaihe, Beijing East, Beimaquan, Botou, Cangzhou, Changli, Changping, Changping North, Changxing South, Changzhou, Chengde, Chengde East, Cishan, Cixian, Dazhou, Daying Town, Danyang, Deqing West, Dezhou, Dingzhou, Dongguang, Funing, Gaobeidian, Gaoyi, Gu'an , Guanting, Guanting West, Guiyang, Guoleizhuang, Haining, Haiwan, Handan, Hangu, Hengshui, Hushiha, Huairou, Huairou North, Huangcun, Jixian, Jiashan, Jiaxing, Jinzhou, Jingdian, Jingnan, Jingxing, Jinghai, Kangcheng, Kangzhuang, Kunshan, Langfang North, Licheng, Longhua, Longhua, Lulong, Luchaogang, Lutai, Lucheng, Luanping, Luanxian, Miyun, Nangongdong, Nankou, Nanning, Nan Yu, Niangziguan, Panjiadian, Pingquan, Qian'an, Qianmotou, Qinhuangdao, Qingxian, Qinghe, Qinghe City, Qinghuayuan, Raoyang, Renqiu, Sanhe County, Sanjiadian, Shacheng, Shahe, Shahe City, Shalingzi, Shangbancheng, Shangbancheng South, Shanghai, Shanghai South, Shexian, Shenzhou, Shidu, Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang North, Shijingshan South, Shunyi, Songjiang, Suzhou, Suning, Tangshan, Tangshan North, Tanggu, Tianjin, Tianjin North, Tianjin West, Tongzhou West, Wangtong, Wangdu, Wen'an, Wuxi, Wuqiao, Wu'an, Xining West, Xiabancheng, Xiayuanhuayuan, Xiataizi, Xiaosigou, Xinji, Xinle, Xinzhangzi, Xinglong County , Xingtai, Xushui, Xuanhua, Yanqing, Yanhui, Yanjiao, Yanshan, Yangquan, Yangquan North, Yangyi, Yangcun, Yangliuqing, Yesanpo, Yingshouyingzi, Yutian County, Zaoqiang, Zhangjiakou, Zhangjiakou South, Zhenjiang and Zhuozhou.

Sales start at 16:00 stations

Anlu, Anshun, Anxi, Anyang, Badong, Bazhong, Baisha, Baotou, Baotou East, Caohai, Changge, Changshou, Changting, Changyuan, Changzhi, Changzhi North, Chengdu South, Chibi, Chifeng, Daguan, Dalian, Dayingdong, Dangyang, Dechang, Delingha, Deyang, Dengzhou, Dongming County, Duyun, Dushan, Embian, Emei, Ezhou, Enshi, Fuling, Fuquan, Fuzhou, Ganluo, Ganshui, Gaoping, Golmud, Gongyi, Gutian, Gucheng, Gushi, Guanlin, Guanzhishan, Guangze, Guang'an, Guanghan, Guangshui , Guangyuan, Guiding, Guiding South, Haishiwan, Hanyuan, Hechuan, Hebi, Hong'an, Hong'an West, Hohhot, Hohhot East, Huayuan, Huarong, Huaying, Huaibin, Huangshi, Huangshi East, Huangzhou, Huangchuan, Huojia, Jiningnan, Jiyuan, Jiafeng, Jianyang, Jianou, Jianshi, Jianyang, Jiangjin, Jiangyou, Jiaozuo, Jiaozuo East, Jinzhou, Jincheng, Jincheng North, Jingshan, Jingmen, Jingzhou, Kaifeng, Kaili, Lhasa, Laizhou, Lankao, Ledu, Leshan, Lichuan, Liangping, Linying, Lingbao, Liupanshui, Liuzhi, Longli, Longyan, Longchang, Lushan, Luojiang, Luoshan, Luoyang, Luoyangdong, Macheng, Macheng North, Mawei, Maiyuan, Meishan, Miyi, Mianyang, Mianning, Minquan, Minqing, Minggang, Neijiang, Neixiang, Naqu, Nanchong, Nanping, Nanpingnan, Nanyang, Nanzhao, Ningling County, Panzhihua, Pengshan, Pengshui, Pengan, Pinganyi, Pingdingshan, Pingdingshanxi, Pulandian, Puxiong, Qijiang, Qichun, Qianjiang, Qianjiang, Qinyang, Quxian, Quanzhoudong, Queshan, Rongchang, Ruyang , Ruzhou, Sanhui Town, Sanmenxia, ??Sanmenxia West, Sanming, Shaxian, Shangcheng, Shangqiu, Shangqiu South, Shanghang, Shaowu, Mianchi, Shibing, Shuifu, Shunchang, Songzi, Suizhou, Suining, Suiping, Tangyin, Tanghe, Tianmen, Tianmennan, Tongliao, Tongbai, Tongzilin, Tongzi, Tongnan, Tuxi, Wafangdian, Wanzhou, Weihui, Wudang Mountain, Wulong, Wuxue, Wuyishan, Xichang, Xichang Nan, Xiping, Xixia, Xifeng, Xixian, Xishui, Xide, Xiamen, Xiamen Gaoqi, Xianning, Xiangyang East, Xiangyuan, Xiaogan, Xin'an County, Xinxian, Xinxiang, Xiuwu, Xiushan, Xuchang, Yanjin , Yanshi, Yangang, Yangcheng, Yangxin, Yibin, Yicheng, Yiliang, Yima, Yingcheng, Yingshan, Yongan, Yongchuan, Yongding, Yonglang, Youyang, Yuping, Yueshan, Yuexi, Yun Meng, Zaoyang, Zhangping, Zhangzhou, Zhangzhou East, Zhaotong, Zhenping, Zhenyuan, Zhicheng, Zhongmou, Zhongxiang, Chongqing South, Zhoukou, Zhuyangxi, Zhuyuanba, Ziyang, Zizhong, Zigong, Zunyi.

, Zaozhuang West, Zhalainuoer West, Zhalantun, Zhanjiang, Zhangqiao, Zhangweitun, Zhaoguang, Zhaodong, Zhenan, Zhongjiacun, Zhoujia, Zhujiagou, Zhucheng, Zhuangzhi, Zichang, Zizhou, Ziyang , Zongxi, Zoucheng, Zhashui.

Yanji, Yangchang, Yangcha, Yanggao, Yangqu, Yangquanqu, Yangshuling, Yangzhangzi, Yaojia, Yaoqianhutun, Yebaishou, Yijianbao, Yimianshan, Yixian, Yingchengzi, Yingkou, Yingpanwan, Yongji, Yuliangbao, Yuci, Yushe, Yushu, Yushutai, Yuanbaoshan, Yuanping, Yuncheng, Zaolin, Zhezi, Zhalut, Zhangtaizi, Zhangdang, Zhanggutai, Zhangwu, Zhaocheng, Zhelimu, Zhenchengdi, Zhenlai, Zhenxi, Zhengxiangbaiqi, Zhengjiatun, Zhi'an, Zhoujiatun, Zhoushuizi, Zhurihe, Zhuozidong, Zhuozishan. Please refer to the station announcement for details