Harbin Travel Guide
Harbin, located on the banks of the Songhua River,is the capital of Heilongjiang Province as well as the biggest city in Northeast China. It often referred to as the"Oriental Moscow" for its mix of western and Chinese culture. It boasts the best ski resort in China-Yabuli Ski Resort. Besides, the Sun Island, Siberia Tigers Park, Ice Festival and Chinese-Russian Market are also worth a visit.
The highlights of a visit to this city include Central Street, the old Russian and foreign buildings, especially Saint Sophia Cathedral, the ice festivals in which huge ice sculptures and ice buildings are put on display, Sun Island Park, the Siberian Tiger Park, and the Chinese-Russian market; and a nearby highlight is the Yabuli Ski Resort that is about 3 hours by train to the southeast. more about Harbin »
- Chinese Name: 哈尔滨
- Chinese Pinyin: hā ěr bīn
- Location: North of China
- Latitude: 45° 75' N
- Longitude:126° 63' E
- Elevation: 128 M (420 FT)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0451
- Population: 9.9 million
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Yabuli Skiing Center
Summary Yabuli Ski Resort is, hands down, China's biggest and best. (See China's top ski resorts) There is more than one ski resort in China that claims this distinction, but if one checks out what's on offer, one will quickly realize that Yabuli Ski Resort is in a class by itself among Chinese ski ... more about Yabuli Skiing Center
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Harbin is one of the largest commercial cities in Northeast China. Local specialties and souvenirs can be divided into roughly two categories: Northeastern Chinese specialties and Russian products. Lots of stores selling these products are located at Central Avenue and Guogeli Avenue. The most typical among Northeastern Chinese specialties are the...more info about Harbin Shopping »
Recommended Harbin Tours
- 3-Days Harbin's Ice Wonderland Tour ( HRB-1 ) From $ 493
- 6-Days Harbin Sites & Yabuli Ski Adventure ( HRB-2 ) From $ 1016
- 4-Days Ski Break to Yabuli Ski Resort ( HRB-5 ) From $ 636
There are only two buses from Harbin to Beijing a day, according to the information on the internet. The buses depart at 17:00 (Jiaohua Bus Station, 教化汽车站) and 18:00 (from Nangang Bus Station, 南岗汽车站) everyday. However, I suggest you take a train from Harbin to Beijing, because there are more trains available and it is muche more time-saving and money saving. You can check out the train schedule and the ticket price on our page of http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
Hi Deepanshu,
Thank you for your inquiry! ;-)
Regarding your inquiry about the weather condition of Harbin, I have checked the weather information these days, it is still 10 Centigrades below zero, so it should be no problem for the Festival. And I have also called the organizer but they cannot tell the accuracy ending date.
Please visit their official website for more information: http://www.isharbin.com/
Or Call them at 86-451-87656661
Hope it helps.
Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance for your China trip.
Wish you a nice day!
Dear Karin,
The Ice and Snow World locates to the west of the Sun Island Park. You can obtain more information from the website http://www.chinahighlights.com/harbin/attraction/the-ice-and-snow-world.htm.
Hope it helps.
You can first take the airport bus to Harbin Railway Station, which costs about 20 yuan. From Harbin Railway Station you can take public bus No. 6 to get to Harbin East Railway Station. I think this is the cheapest way.
We don''t rent equipment for clients. You could rent the equipment from the resort, please find as below the activities and equipment rental prices:
clothing: ￥80(half day)￥120(full day)
Goggles: ￥50(half day)￥80(full day)
Helmet: ￥50(half day)￥80(full day)
Cabin: ￥50(a time)
Sight seeing lift: ￥90(one way)
Snow dinghying: ￥50(30 minutes)
Ski motor car: ￥120(10 minutes)
Note: The information of the ski fee is a reference.
Hi Nilshan, the taxi cost about RMB150 per trip based on your hotel's location.
Hi Evdokia
There are two buses depart Beijing to Harbin, and buy tickets in following bus station:
Beijing Bawangfen long distance bus station(八王坟客运站): 18:00, cost CNY258 to 280.
Beijing Xianglong Zhaogongkou bus station (北京祥龙赵公口客运站): 16:00,cost CNY258 to 280.
Why not take high speed train: take 8 hours, and take CNY 385. You could buy tickets in Beijing train station(北京站）.
William Huo
Travel Advisor
Hi William,
We are currently in Guilin and are trying to book our travels from Beijing to Harbin leaving on 19th Jan and returning to Beijing on 24th Jan. We have been told that the train tickets can only be purchased at Beijing train station but we are not due to arrive into Beijing until 15th Jan. Can you please advise if there is anyway we can book these train tickets beforehand in case they sell-out?
We are also struggling with purchasing our train tickets from Shanghai to Xi'An for 10th Jan and Xi'An to Beijing on 14th Jan. Our Chinese is not great and the local train station staff have told us "no ticket". We have been told by other travelers that the tickets are not available until 5 days before the travel date if you are trying to buy tickets departing from another city. Please help.
Claire
Hi William,
We are currently in Guilin and are trying to book our travels from Beijing to Harbin leaving on 19th Jan and returning to Beijing on 24th Jan. We have been told that the train tickets can only be purchased at Beijing train station but we are not due to arrive into Beijing until 15th Jan. Can you please advise if there is anyway we can book these train tickets beforehand in case they sell-out?
We are also struggling with purchasing our train tickets from Shanghai to Xi'An for 10th Jan and Xi'An to Beijing on 14th Jan. Our Chinese is not great and the local train station staff have told us "no ticket". We have been told by other travelers that the tickets are not available until 5 days before the travel date if you are trying to buy tickets departing from another city. Please help.
Claire
There are buses from Harbin to Vladivostok at the second floor of Nangang Bus station (南岗巴士站）
Hi Amy,
Yes, they have. It is RMB180 for 2 hrs , RMB260 for 4 hrs and RMB350 for a full day. Their phone number is 0451-57908333.
Kind regards
Leon
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