Based on current services, in China you can go twice as far in half the time: San Francisco - Los Angeles: 620 km, train time 9:00 hr Beijing - Sha

Based on current services, in China you can go twice as far in half the time: San Francisco - Los Angeles: 620 km, train time 9:00 hr Beijing - Shanghai: 1,320 km, train time 4:30 hr Prices in China are slightly higher: San Fran - LA: $53 lowest; $65 average Beijing - Shanghai: $80 (553 CNY) Averaged for $/km CHina would be 20-35% cheaper. https://www.wanderu.com/en-us/train/us-ca/los-angeles/us-ca/san-francisco/ https://www.wanderu.com/en-us/train/us-ca/los-angeles/us-ca/... https://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/beijing-shanghai-train.htm https://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/beijing-shangha...