What format should I enter for my itinerary?

One stop per line with a date (YYYY-MM-DD) and city name. Optional province helps when two cities share the same name.

Does this book trains for me?

No. It is a planning sanity check, not a booking engine. Use Train Search when you are ready to compare schedules and booking options.

No account is required to run the checker.

Trip planning

See whether your cities, days, and rail legs are realistic — with honest time lost to transit and transfers.

Paste your route — we will assess pacing, holidays, and geography.

Your dates & cities

Paste dates and cities to get a rule-based read on pacing, holidays, and route shape.

Pacing: compares nights per city against typical first-visit stays.
Geography: catches long hops, loops, and zig-zags across China.
Peak periods: highlights public holidays that can distort train and hotel demand.

The checker is a first-pass diagnosis, not a full schedule builder.

Red flags usually mean you should cut a stop, add a night, or move a long rail leg to its own day.
Yellow notes are judgment calls: fine if you planned the tradeoff, risky if you did not.
Holiday warnings affect hotels, station queues, and ticket timing, not just sightseeing crowds.

Weather is useful only close to departure.

Run the checker with dates and cities. If the first stop is within about 5 days, this card will show current weather context for that city.

Use the checker first, then bring the warnings to us or the CRP Agent.

The best next question is usually: “Which stop should I cut or where should I add a night?”

Use these after the checker flags a concern.