6,000 km Train Ride from 25°C to -25°C | China’s ‘South Pole to North Pole’ by Rail

In this video, I take on one of the most extreme train journeys across China — from the country’s southernmost station in Sanya to its northernmost station in Mohe. Covering nearly 6,000 kilometers, this cross-country adventure spans a staggering 50°C temperature difference, from tropical beaches to frozen forests, all within just a few days.

Timestamp:
0:00 Intro
1:19 Round One: China's Most Colorful Train
5:30 Transfer Two: Island Train Relay Race
10:26 Stocking Up for Survival: Snacks for the Train Marathon
12:29 Haikou Station: Boarding My Home for the Next 48 Hours
15:07 Train Crossing the Strait… Then Gets Reassembled?!
19:50 Day 2 on the Train — Scenery Sliding Past Across China
23:08 Dinner Time: Trying a Self-Heating Rice Meal
25:04 Heading North — Landscapes Get Drier and Dustier
26:35 Dumplings… Delivered to My Train Window
30:20 24 Hours layover in Harbin: World's Largest Ice & Snow Park
41:41 Riding the "Snow Country Train" to Mohe
50:05 Destination Reached! China's 'North Pole' Train Station!
51:36 Exploring China’s Arctic Town

1st leg
Route: Sanya → Yazhou
Train number: S6730
Distance: about 44 km (27 miles)
Total running time: 47m
Seat Class: Unassigned Seat
Ticket Price: ¥17 (2.4 USD / 2.1 EUR / 1.8 GBP / 343 JPY / 3.7 AUD / 3.3 CAD / 2.0 CHF / 3.1 SGD / 18.1 HKD / 3296 KRW / 74 TWD)

2nd leg
Route: Yazhou → Haikou East
Train number: C7494
Distance: about 326 km (202 miles)
Total running time: 2h 45m
Seat Class: First Class
Ticket Price: ¥219 (30.4 USD / 27.1 EUR / 22.8 GBP / 4,416 JPY / 47.4 AUD / 42.5 CAD / 25.5 CHF / 39.4 SGD / 237.5 HKD / 42,437 KRW / 915.0 TWD)

3rd leg
Route: Haikou East → Haikou
Train number: S8078
Distance: about 25 km (15 miles)
Total running time: 25m
Seat Class: Unassigned Seat
Ticket Price: ¥7 (1.0 USD / 0.9 EUR / 0.7 GBP / 141 JPY / 1.5 AUD / 1.4 CAD / 0.8 CHF / 1.3 SGD / 7.6 HKD / 1,356 KRW / 29.3 TWD)

4th leg
Route: Haikou → Harbin West
Train number: Z112
Distance: about 4304 km (2674 miles)
Total running time: 48h 20m
Seat Class: Soft Sleeper Lower Berth
Ticket Price: ¥1367.5 (189.8 USD / 169.3 EUR / 142.5 GBP / 27,560 JPY / 296.0 AUD / 265.2 CAD / 158.9 CHF / 245.6 SGD / 1,484.0 HKD / 264,957 KRW / 5,717.0 TWD)

Final leg
Route: Harbin → Mohe
Train number: K7039
Distance: about 1223 km (759 miles)
Total running time: 17h 12m
Seat Class: Soft Sleeper Lower Berth
Ticket Price: ¥415.5 (57.7 USD / 51.4 EUR / 43.3 GBP / 8,374 JPY / 89.9 AUD / 80.6 CAD / 48.3 CHF / 74.6 SGD / 450.9 HKD / 80,568 KRW / 1,737.1 TWD)

▶ I use automatic translation of subtitles, so please excuse me if some look a little weird.