Can you get a TRAIN from AMSTERDAM to HONG KONG yes HONG KONG?

Question

I have a 20 pound bet with some1 who said you can get a train from amsterdam str8 to hong kong, is this true?

Answer 1

Yes, although it will involve a few changes along the way.

By the way, Kowloon (mainland) is part of Hong Kong, so you won't need to bother about ferries.

Don't bother using National Rail Enquiries.  They'll probably tell you to change at Doncaster.

Answer 2

Yes but it would invole  a couple of changes, like Moscow where you would get the Trans Siberian Line to Tibet and then you would have to catch the highest railway in the world that takes you into China's capital then you you would have to change and get a ferry as Hong Kong is an Island of mainland china.

Answer 3

"Japan is an island"! That is the funniest thing I've seen all day!

Answer 4

There is no direct service from anywhere in Europe to Hong Kong-but it can be done by changing trains a few times.

Answer 5

You can do it by train, with several changes. probably something like Amsterdam - Berlin - Warsaw - Moscow - Vladivostok - Beijing - HK

Answer 6

Someone already gave you the links... sounds like an interesting ride !!

I DO have to laugh at the geographically-challenged person who said "Japan is an Island"...

Hong Kong IS an island... but then again, so is England: yet the trains run from there to France.

Answer 7

Probably not the same train ... you would have to make some changes, The Trans Siberian Railway is direct Moscow to Bejing. Amsterdam to Moscow would require change of trains, and Bejing Hong Kong probably. But it could probably be done by train in all.

Answer 8

I once checked this out years ago as I was planning a trip  to visit a friend in China.

From Amsterdam you take the train to Warsaw where you

have to switch trains as the eastern europe rail system uses a

different gauge.( distance between rails ).

From Warsaw you take the train to Moscow where you have to wait a day or 2 to board the Trans-Siberia express to Wladiwostok , but somewhere along the way you have the

southern branch where you switch and go to Ulan- Bator in

Mongolia. From there on the train moves on eventually to

Sjanghai. Take the ferry and you're in Hong Kong.

So it can be done, but it will take about 2 weeks.

I had the journey sorted out, but the Tienanmen square massacre happened, China closed up again and I didn't want

to go under those circumstances.

Answer 9

YES you can!

Route: Amsterdam to Biejing, China.

Check route schedule here and scroll down to see the travel map: http://www.djoserusa.com/transsiberian_e...

Then from Beijing to Hong Kong (via Guangzhou, China).

Check the timetable here:

http://www.china-train-ticket.com/rail_p...

Answer 10

Japan is an ISLAND! So no!

Answer 11

yes you can if you buy a small toy train and put it in your bag and then fly to hong kong so you you get a train from amsterdam to hong kong you have just lost a bet.  lol

Answer 12

doesn't sound right to me!!

Answer 13

Western Europe mostly uses 4' 8.5" gauge rail, in Russia -the Trans-Siberian is a 5' broad gauge.  So no train will go all the way.  Don't know what gauge the Chinese use or even if there is only one.  You can probably get to Kowloon by rail then hop on the ferry to Hong Kong.

Answer 14

Well as far as I can remember Amsterdam and Honkkong are on the same land mass so in theory you can.

I just checked out Google Earth and they are on the same land mass so like I said in theory