Could You Survive 16 Hours On This 'V.I.P.' China Sleeper Bus 🇨🇳
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2024
- Despite numerous warnings not to, we took a sleeper bus in China.
We have experienced high speed trains, regular trains, buses and now sleeper busses.
We travel from Kunming in Yunnan, and head down towards Mohan, near the Loas border which we will then attempt to cross.
#travel #china #travelvlog
Long-distance buses must rest at service areas from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m., as required by regulations, to prevent safety hazards while driving at night.This regulation has been implemented in China for many years.
Sort of undermines the concept of a sleeper bus though
@@ElZilchoYo The Sleeper bus was a popular way to travel long distances in the 1990s when the railway was undeveloped. Now it is time to knock it out, at least in China.
@@ElZilchoYoagain any weird regulation in China comes from a bloody tragedy. There was an overnight bus crashed into the wall at the entrance of a tunnel only 2 or 3 ppl survived out of 50+ ppl, everyone else died in that accident because of the driver was too tired. Since then all busses must rest between 2 and 5 am.
@@ElZilchoYo there was a super terriblr accident that reshaped the entire industry. long-haul buses are under heavy regulations.
How they both trying to be nice, then criticized about the local people is not right at all. Alan commented of the man snoring, saying he seems to be dying 🙄 You're in other countries not your own don't compare and complain
有一说一，这俩老外尝试了很多国人都未曾尝试过的体验。
是个合格的旅行者。
比许多中文旅行博主有意思，他们两个带我认识了很多中国的新东西😂
对，反而很多大博主来中国带着偏见，然后拍些无聊透顶骗点击的东西。
+1，真正的背包客，探索精神就是这样的，硬核旅行~~
这倒确实，我上一次坐卧铺大巴还是十几年前，印象已经不深了。现在长途要么坐动车高铁，要么坐普速火车卧铺，看到这俩老外的视频，死去的记忆突然攻击我
我只在6岁那一年坐过长途大巴
In fact, the sleeper bus is gradually disappearing in China.
The government of China has banned factories from producing new sleeper buses. Existing sleeper buses will naturally retire at the end of their life.
原本想打英文的，但是实在无法表达我的敬意，只能说这个年代，还专门去坐这种车，是真的牛批，真系犀飞利
我上一次在中国坐卧铺大巴还是十几年前，已经快记不得了。看到这俩老外的视频，死去的记忆突然攻击我
我曾经坐过。。。
不要笑，我们那里这种卧铺车还在运行，只不过是两条通道那种不像这种。
你们是哪个山咔咔的。。。@@user-zg9vu4ry1m
@@user-zg9vu4ry1m 在广东这种车早几年就被淘汰了，是不准有床位的大巴车进站上路
The snoring is hilarious! 😂😂😂
I miss my grandma. 😢 She used to snore like that and she was a 180 lbs fair lady.😂
The overnight buses are being phased out due largely to safety concerns and being replaced by high-speed trains.
May be an incentive for them not to make it overly comfortable.
作为一个中国人，我不得不说，卧铺巴士已经成为过去。当中国的基础设施不那么发达时，它们在城际旅行中很受欢迎，因为它们很便宜。但这些巴士最初并非来自中国。制造商实际上复制了 1930 年代在英国流行的卧铺客车，并将其提供给公众。然而，由于安全问题和不太好的骑行体验，中国政府在 2018 年后开始逐步淘汰它们。公交车站买不到新的，所以你看到的那些都很旧。看起来卧铺巴士最终会消失，人们将主要乘坐高铁、飞机和拼车等新能源汽车出行。
但是像Fixbus在欧洲就活的很好。很奇怪，可能是巴士在中国没有价格优势。
@@yuhonglei3080 国内本来走的就是低价运营路线，那个卧铺改造得密得不得了，还不安全，之前出过事死了不少人，现在不允许客运公司再生产采购这种车了
这中文怎么一股英文语法的味道
他打字的时候，很明显考虑了翻译后的容错性@@diemannschaftweltmeister8197
@@diemannschaftweltmeister8197 可能是海外华人，也可能是英文机器翻译来的
You guys always pick up the hardest trip in China we can find in whole CZcams. 😂 ❤
The always end up being the best stories 😂
Hats off to both of you for trying this. The overnight bus is famous for its bad experience, and I had never had it as Chinese. Respect the courage.
Long-distance buses are not allowed to run from 2 to 5 o'clock at night, except for long-distance passenger vehicles used for connection. According to Article 38 of the Code for Safety Management of Road Passenger Transport Enterprises, passenger transport enterprises shall strictly abide by the provisions on driving time and rest time of passenger transport drivers when formulating transport plans: long-distance passenger transport vehicles shall stop running or implement connecting transport from 2 am to 5 am; Passenger vehicles engaged in fixed-line airports, high-speed rail express lines and short-distance barges with a one-way operating mileage of less than 100 kilometers are not subject to traffic restrictions from 2 am to 5 am on the premise of ensuring safety.
OMG you guys are amazing ,no wonder you dare to take an overnight bus in china,because i ensure you it’s definitely much better than India’s.
Wow! The journey suddenly pulled me back to China in the 90’s, I miss it so much! ❤
我小时候特别晕车，基本一上车就开始吐……后来99年参加一个夏令营，昆明到西双版纳坐了一整天的卧铺车，吐到整个人吐无可吐了以后，就不晕车了😂😂
you guys are real travelers. respect!
🫡❤️
I admire your courage to try this backward way of transportation which was popular in China in 1990's and now is replaced by high speed trains. When u come back, u can try China-Lao railway, which was built by Chinese a couple years ago.
We took it from the Laos side of the border!
@@alanshannon3884 u can actually take it from Kunming all the way to Lao's capital. But maybe u just wanted to try sth different😂
Some rules for the long distance bus drivers here:
1. 2-5 am, not allowed to drive
2. Max continuous driving time: 4 hours during the day, 2 hours at night. At most 8 hours in total for 24 hours, 44 hours in a week.
3. Every stop must be longer than 20 mins
4. Snoring is ok. :)
These all for avoiding drowsy driving but definitely improved a lot of price. Safety always comes first here in China.
I had an experience that someone quarrelled for about an hour at night on a greyhound from NYC to somewhere.😂
I fully understand why China has this rule
We were in a bus crash in Bangladesh during the night
@@alanshannon3884😮🙏🙏🙏
@@alanshannon3884 Oh!! Are you guys ok? I hope you did not get hurt.
Great video. Saw your Nanning video (I live there) and then you kept on popping up with other videos. Keep up the good work. Enjoy your travels.
Thank you🫡
That snoring! I always love that you have subtitles 😂
Ridiculous isn’t it🤣🤣 required for our Scottish accent
Watched many other travel vlog from other channel but you guys are still my favorite one😃 Feel more related to the budget way of traveling.
They are very spoiled and entitled.
Haha thank you! Its not glamorous but we do end up in some funny situations which create the best stories
@@alanshannon3884 haha l wasn't expect l would be replied. Yes indeed but it's the way of you guys telling stories that make the content interesting. I'll keep watching you guys video!
Great blog as always guys safe travels could you not buy some mini fans hand held ? Stay safe you’re both awesome 👏 when you get back come to London I’ll show you about 😊😊
your experiences actually are heavily related to one particularly deadly accident. at midnight 08/26/2012, an accident involving a sleeper bus killed 36 of 39 onboard. many were unable to escape due to poor safety of this kind of buses. this accident shocked the entire nation so the governmment later decided to stop producing new sleeper buses.
also, regulations then requires all overnight buses to stop from 2am to 5am to prevent fatigue, and installs gps stuff on comertial buses to ensure that. drivers are not allowed to drive continously for too long, and they clock-in their rotations using some cards which explains why the bus stopped every 2hrs or so.
basically this is why people talk you out of these buses, they are notoriously unsafe.
That is a very good Idea 2-5 am driving can be quite difficult to stay awake, nature and that sleep thing we do.
已看到两位up主在今天的新视频，通过今天视频的经历，他们已经理解到这一点。平安是最重要的。
I agree Peace is the most important.@@user-nd8bo8nj7p
couldn't stop laughing.....while knowing I shouldn't....killing me😅
Horrific🤣🤣🤣
Ear plugs are a necessity sharing sleeping space with others.
used to have box with spare with me when traveling and if someone started to make a fuss in hostel or other place just gave them a pair. if someone snores and it keeps you awake the only person to blame is yourself for not being able to sleep while there is noise.
Can't wait for watching your guys' more experiences
Thank you for watching!
Wild,crazy,uncessary thought to torture yourselves 😂
I know, we are awful to ourselves 😂
@@alanshannon3884 is that a alligator grunt or wild boar on the bus with you all?
@@alanshannon3884 I wonder why don’t u guys take the train? It’s fast and comfortable and not so expensive. And you guys get to visit the amazing Xishuangbanna, where the locals share similar culture to northern Thailand thousand years ago
Even the majority of Chinese won't take these kinds of overnight buses now 😂
China has 180,000 kilometers of highways, twice as many as the United States. China's highways are of a very high grade, not the shabby highways of the United States . If the journey is about two or three hundred kilometers, it is a better choice to take the highway by bus. But if the journey is more than 300 kilometers and less than 800 kilometers, it is better to take high-speed rail. If the journey is more than 800 kilometers, then the plane is the best choice.
长途巴士是历史产物了，他既不便宜，也不快速，由于空间狭小，他还很不卫生。我感觉这东西快被淘汰了
落后地区少量存在
According to Chinese law, It's mandatory to stop the long-haul bus at midnight to have a rest from 2-5am, and every 2 hours drive in the night time must take a rest at the service area for at least 20 minutes, and every 4 hours drive in the daytime must take a rest at the service area for 20 minutes; There's alarm system device mounted in the long-haul bus that the driver must click the button once every certain minutes(not sure how many exact minutes) otherwise the alarm will put on and report it the bus company and traffic police station so that the can immediately call the bus to check everything is normal. The punishment for breaking these traffic rules for drivers and bus company are actually very severe. Back to 10-15 years ago, the long-haul buses were popular (these days it's extremely rare ppl take it), there was lots of bus accidents and lots of ppl were injured and lost their lives, so that's why the traffice laws regulate long-haul buses are very strict and the drivers have to stop the bus to take a break. Honestly I didn't take long-haul buses for almost 12 years, and I don't recommend you guys to take it, it's better take a train/highspeed train or plane. The experice of taking a sleeper bus or train usually ended up with noisy snoring passengers, haha, that's why I don't like it.
travel is for experiences, and you are doing just fine! years from now, this little episode will bring you smiles!
Lamo😂 I’ve experienced this similar thing before in the US and was very amazed that people can snore that loud.
During my youth as a junior engineer who travelled a lot under tight budget I could sleep under the couch of a train. But I never could make it through overnight bus. The smell and the snoring were just simply horrific. Because of it's notorious safety record it has been banned in many province s. It's a thing of the past. You guys should always take train or daytime bus.
As a Chinese this is the first time I know that there’re sleeper buses in China 😮, I know there’re sleeper trains, eye opening 😊
You guys are very brave.
怎么说呢，卧铺巴士在中国越来越少了，再过一些年估计就消失了。因为这些年随着高铁动车的普及，长途路程有普速火车的卧铺和动车高铁作为平替，短途路程只需要座位式巴士就可满足，卧铺巴士的定位就显得很鸡肋，失去市场定位。而且早些年卧铺巴士存在卫生较差，安全性较差（卧铺不能系安全带）等问题，因此法律规定卧铺巴士2018年起全面停产，已有的卧铺巴士则继续运营直到报废年限。再过一些年中国就见不到卧铺巴士了
Haha I could not stop laughing when you guys found out the snoring guy was the bus driver hahaha 🤣
Now in China, the bus restriction is from 2am to 5am, for driver's sleep to passenger's save.
Watch our latest video, China has it sorted out
I enjoyed so much watching your video. You guys are GREAT!
you looked like an old pervt dirti guy
15:23 finger pointing at the "goblin" , you must have been really cheesed off by him all night 🤣🤣
You two are experiencing traveling in such a get-real fashion. We salute ya! =)
Thank you 🫡
I remember taking a sleeper bus when I was a kid and never wanting to do it again.
I like how you guys always try something different or new. Life is an adventure, isn't it? Especially you are so young, you should try more to feel the real world.
Jesus, this is the most hilarious travel vlog ever ! The man was snoring like a PIG ! I couldn't stop laughing . I was just ready to hit the bed and now I'm fully awake. Ha ha Ahh ! Next time please don't forget to bring along a noise cancellation headphones ,
Your videos are very funny 🎉🎉 haha snoring , heavy thunder
🤣🤣ridiculous snoring
bro put themselves to torture for no reason🤣 i wouldnt get on one of those at gunpoint, apart from the snoring or whatever, sleeper busses are notoriously unsafe and has a very spotty accident history, mostly why they are getting phased out of China
I would never punish myself like this.
😂 I guess that guy must had a very good dream.
You guys not going to Lijiang and Dali ?
19:11 Shannon shakes her head like an Indian to show appreciation.
Thanks!
你钱真多 那里都能看到你打赏
@@HeheLife123不要酸，反正你没钱😂
你特么哪里看出我酸了？@@alessiii58
Thank you ❤️
LMAO It's so hilarious.
OMG That guy deifinitely brought back a lot of memories from my past.
This is so cool, I never had experienced a sleeper bus
Your guys got the true spirit of backpackers 😆.
Hahaha! Love this! I don't know any Chinese person that has been on one of those. Thank you for your service for showing us!
You need to visit us in Seychelles some time!
I’ll admit it. Every time I questioned why you stay in the cheapest of the cheap places and travel on the least popular and cheapest modes of transport, I’m glad you’re doing it so that we don’t have to ! 😂 At least now you know why everyone warned you against it ! And you can also tell everyone how you were one of the last to experience the sleeper bus before the fleet is retired.
Haha thank you! The bus was so comfy
欢迎来福建玩。可以去闽南地区，东南亚的福建话就是指闽南语。寺庙特别多，还有盛产茶叶。
Sorry to say I actually enjoy this guy snoring! You have a nice microphone. Good job! 😂😂😂
You two have a lot of chemistry. Have you considered dating each other?
Don't you see they're couple!
We will be married soon ❤️
Thank you❤️
@@alanshannon3884 Congrats!
It a lot of fun with this sleeper bus ,it’s different experience.
充斥着鼾声和脚臭……
The snoring was funny LMAO
China's cross-border buses are mainly located on the Yunnan border. These so-called VIP buses are actually very simple cars purchased for cost considerations. There are real luxury buses in Japan, which are also a real VIP experience, but the prices are very high!
打呼噜的笑死我了🤣🤣
Ridiculous🤣🤣
@@alanshannon3884 haha, That's why the Chinese don't recommend the sleep bus.🤣🤣
@@bj26bj12 yeah, they didn't tell them the REAL reason.😂
I think you put too little waters in the box noodles, if you look closely, you would find some kind of apophysis on the side in the box, that's the mark of how much water you should add.
this is so much fun!
This transportation way almost has disappeared in China.
Can't remember when did I take a sleeper bus last time , maybe 10+ years ago ? Thr railway in China expanding so fast that buses are replaced even more faster .
Really enjoyed watching ur China videos. I like the way you guys travel. U guys deserve to stay in a nice hotel after this horrific bus journey🤣
You guys really should try the Sino-Laos train 😂😂. Though it’s slow comparing to the other bullet trains in China. 😂
You see, they're very safe traveling everywhere in China, very few countries can offer this kind of experience.
China is the safest, look at our bus crash in Bangladesh
welcome to bangladesh & request to make vidio about sundarban national forest..
So brave of you. I took a similar bus in 2011 for 19 hours, and never want to take it again. Bad air condition, smoking on the bus and overload people sleeping on the narrow corridor. If I want to get off the bus for rest, I need to take care of not step on them.
I went on an overnight bus from Nanning to Chengdu back in 2007. There were two drivers on board so they took turns in driving.
Horrible experience travelling on bad roads covered in mud and potholes. Didn't get one minute of sleep in 18 hours
Thank goodness for HSR. I remmeber those pot-hole bumps from Shenzhen to Beihai.
Have a question, why not take the high-speed rail? There is a high-speed rail from Kunming to Laos.
High speed trains are boring
as a chinese ,last time i took this kind of sleeper bus was in 2007 or 2008, thanks for your video reminding me happy childhood time
哈哈哈哈哈！不一样的体验。
so much fun!
哈哈，不得不说，我作为一个中国人，我从没做过卧铺巴士，我基本都是坐高铁或者飞机的，涨见识了。
我小时候乘坐过一次，很挤，床很小，晃来晃去的
I am afraid for them as they are always in a difficult situatiion. We should all donate some money so they travel more comfortably and safely.
11:08 Shannon looks gonna cry😭，I won't do that challenge if i have choice to arrive the destination as fast as I can ，when i was young ，my family send me to a pravite school ，it's faraway from my home，there’s no bullet train that time in my area，so I need to beer 7 hours bus，I’m allergic to the smell and travel-sick，and it would happen every month！Thank to the bullet train ，and I‘ll never choose bus if I can
You're doing so many fun things that I haven't even thought about & I live here! Ha. Thank you for doing the "forward research." 😅 This looks way better than the overnight trains!
When I lived in 富阳, the bus to Hangzhou bounced a lot and made me nauseated, but was itself clean and efficient.
Edited to Add: oh no re: AC! You gotta have the aircon to sleep well 😭
11:42 THE SNORING 😅😭
The sleep train is better than the coach. passengers can be easily to feel car sick,while train runs more smoothly.
@@serriajohnI didn't enjoy it, but it does make sense that it would be smoother. I prefer to go by high speed rail now, myself 😊
@@abbyabroadChina's slow trains provide soft bed tickets, which are first-class cabinet beds. They are very comfortable, but the price is more expensive than air tickets. If you are not busy traveling and have a phobia of airplanes, this slow train is a very enjoyable option. The slow train stops at many small stations, and you can buy a variety of local foods at each station, or jump off the train to stretch your arms and legs, or have a cigarette break before hopping back on the train.
@@abbyabroad The slow train offers opportunity to explore many unknow small towns or villages if you are interested in the diverse life style of each place.
哇塞，我第一次见到巴士卧铺，哈哈
Looks comfy
I took a bus when I couldn't get a train ticket and it was the WORST! A 9 hour trip turned into over 24 hours because it was during the holiday. At that point I didn't know about the 2-5am stopping rule and it was not fun. It's cool seeing the sleeper bus though!
HEY GUYS !!!! THAT WAS EPIC !!!! I Was in Kunming Last November 2023 for 3 Weeks !!! Lots of Friends There !!! Thank You For Your Videos....I Just Subscribed to Your Channel. ALL THE BEST !!!
Thanks so much❤️❤️
YOU GUYS EARNED MY RESPECT!!!
Thank you sir!
😂 that snoring!!! omg, that crack me up…😂😂😂
dang, i can use that snore as an alarm sound.
Horrific way to wake up🤣🤣
LMAO for the snoring 😂
Well this was quite the roller coaster of emotions. At first it looked bad with the old bus, then the bed looked cozy and nice. Then you got a Chinese Wilderbeast as a neighbor. Imagine if you had gotten a nice little old grandma there instead, that could have been a full 8 hour sleep and arriving fresh in Kunming.
when I travel, I will bring some pairs of ear plugs
Hello guys, do you recognize me, I am the boy who was talking to you about Bangladesh on the bus to Cox's Bazar. Stay safe, Allen and Senon.😊😊
This kind of Sleeper Bus is disappearing in China，nowdays，people like to take high speed train to travel，so most of these kinds of Sleeper Bus are old，the government and Bus companies are elimnating them。
真的是勇者，居然敢挑战长途卧铺汽车。从来没有坐过。
How do you buckle up when lie-ing horizontal!?
You don’t unfortunately, these no belts
you don't, you close your eyes and Jesus takes the wheel🤣
that snoring omg so funny
laos is your next travel destination. china trip is over?
Wow never seen this kind of bus before!
Haha I laughed tooo on guys snoring 😂
Ridiculous🤣🤣
Actually in the front of the bus it says "eurostar"..... 😂
That's funny and unique experience to sleep in the bus! 😂