Alfred Molon wrote in message m...
Any direct flights (and how much do they cost) between these two towns ?

No direct flights so far I know.

The 'official' excuse is that the two countries are in a fight.

The actual excuse is to stage a play of a pretend 'fight', to make it
look like there's a fight when there's actually none at all.

And if not, how much do return flights HK-Shanghai and HK-Taipeh cost ?

I don't know on how much it cost.

But I do know that a single journey (non return) flight economy seat
from Shanghai to Guilin cost around 800 Yuan, I suspect that a flight
from Shanghai to Hong Kong probably will cost around 1000 Yuan or so.

As for Hong Kong to Taipeh. I don't know. But I expect that it will
cost roughly the same or even higher, it's an international flight
after all.

BTW, I guess an overland trip by train from HK to Shanghai would take
two days, wouldn't it ?

There's a direct train running from Hong Kong to Shanghai and vice
versa provided by Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation, you're welcome
to try it, provided that you can stand long hours (around 24 hours) in
a train.

The schedule from Hong Kong to Shanghai:

http://www.kcrc.com/eng/services/services/sipsnts3.asp

The fare from Hong Kong to Shanghai:

http://www.kcrc.com/eng/services/services/ipsnts3.asp