Hi, we would like to visit relatives in Zhengzhou and Jiaxing, we are thinking about taking the train from Zhengzhou to Jiaxing in the 2nd week of May. I am concerned about the Labor Day holiday on May 1st, as I understand it, trains can get really crowded during peak travel season and tickets are hard to buy. Would the 2nd week of May still be a problem?

Based on what I can find on train schedules, it looks like there are trains that can get us from Zhengzhou to Shanghai in less than 7 hours. True? If we can get to Shanghai in less than 7 hours, maybe we can transfer to a slower train to Jiaxing. Is there a direct one from Zhengzhou to Hanzhou, any maybe stop at Jiaxing?