Originally Posted by
Turbine70
Indeed and to state the obvious, to use the high speed train route you have to clear Hong Kong immigration twice.
There's also a transfer from HKIA to Kowloon allowing time for the connection.
I've done it on the old train in about 5 hours so I guess you could do it on the new one in about 4.
Not dissimilar to landing in Newcastle to get to London.
Of course the airfare to HKG would probably be rather higher, so you would likely be paying a pretty penny to insert a fairly complex additional transit.
Not great for people who would want to save money, people with small children, people with lots of luggage, people in a hurry or those wanting to maximise predictability.
To add to this, you're not going to suddenly get off the high speed train in Guangzhou and walk straight into your house. Other trains & buses will be needed to complete the journey. Guangzhou City & it's suburbs are very vast. Take for instance a commute from one part of Beijing to the other can take up to two hours depending upon the time of day. Another 1 to 2 hours commute maybe needed to reach your final destination after arriving in central Guangzhou.