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12306 Train Tickets vs Elong (艺龙)

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with 12306 Train Tickets.

12306 Train Tickets

China Railway 12306 — train ticket availability, pricing, and schedule queries

Elong (艺龙)

Chinese hotel booking platform API — product data, reservations, order management

12306 Train Tickets

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive

Elong (艺龙)

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support
  • Currently flagged as inactive
Feature12306 Train TicketsElong (艺龙)
AuthenticationNoneNone
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

12306 Train Tickets supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.