Thomas & Will China 2026
Epic Adventure Awaits
FROM
DUB
Dublin
DEPARTURE
June 8, 2026
11:45 AM IST
TO
PEK
Beijing Capital
ARRIVAL
June 9, 2026
3:20 PM CST
Duration
3 Weeks
Travelers
2-3 Friends
+Francesco maybe?
Cities
4 Cities
Baijiu Promise
I'm still hunting for proper Baijiu in Ireland to give you a preview before we go! Give me a bit more time. But if not, we'll just have to discover the real deal together in China!
Dublin (DUB) → Beijing (PEK)
KLM + Air China
1 stop • Amsterdam
€687
per person
15h 10m total • 2h 15m layover
Emirates
1 stop • Dubai
€892
per person
13h 35m total • 3h 25m layover
Turkish Airlines
1 stop • Istanbul
€743
per person
16h 30m total • 4h 15m layover
Hainan Airlines
Direct • No stops
€950
per person (est.)
11h 00m total • Schedule not yet released for 2025
Prices are round trip • June 8-29, 2025
View on Google FlightsGetting around China like locals
Beijing → Shenzhen
CRH380D High-Speed Train
¥865
~€110 per person
9h 23m • 2,294 km • Second class seat
Beijing → Lhasa (Tibet)
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
¥1,144
~€145 per person
40h 25m • 3,757 km • Oxygen supplied • Soft sleeper
Shenzhen → Suzhou
CRH380A High-Speed Train
¥553
~€70 per person
7h 27m • 1,447 km • Second class seat
Book tickets via 12306.cn or Trip.com • Passport required
Great Wall of China
Hiking the ancient wonder & epic photo ops
Electronics Factory Tour
Behind the scenes of smartphone manufacturing
Street Food Adventures
Dumplings, noodles, and local delicacies
Terracotta Warriors
Ancient army sculptures in Xi'an
Tibet Train Journey
High-altitude railway through the Himalayas
Silk Factory Tour
Traditional silk weaving in Suzhou
Visual inspiration for our epic journey
I have a crazy idea here, a trip to China with you and maybe Francesco. I'd like to go next summer (in June) and I think it would be great to see all that the country has to offer.
I'm hoping to do some crazy stuff, including exclusive tours of electronics factories in Shenzhen and drinking baijiu with locals. Maybe we'll even try hitchhiking between cities. We'll eat street food and it will be super fun and cheap.
Three weeks to see what modern China is really like.
Week 1: Beijing & Northern Adventures
Great Wall, Forbidden City, factory tours → High-speed train to Shenzhen
Week 2: Shenzhen Tech Hub & Tibet Railway
Electronics factories, street food → Epic train journey to Tibet
Week 3: Suzhou Silk Route & Final Cities
Traditional factories, Terracotta Warriors → Flight connections home
Our journey across the Middle Kingdom
Beijing
Capital • Great Wall • Forbidden City
Shenzhen
Tech Hub • Electronics • Factories
Suzhou
Silk Road • Traditional • Gardens
Tibet
Lhasa • High Altitude • Railway
Total distance: ~8,500 km • Mix of high-speed rail and flights
4 Major Cities