How long does it usually take to cash a standby order?

Under normal circumstances, the standby ticket can be cashed successfully in 1 to 3 days.

However, it should be noted that this time is not fixed and may not be redeemed successfully before the train leaves. Generally, after the standby ticket is submitted, if a passenger on this train goes through the formalities of changing or refunding the ticket, the system will automatically purchase it. But if there are no passengers to handle it, it will not succeed. Whether it can be cashed successfully will be related to personal luck.

The meaning of standby ticket means that if passengers find that all the train tickets they want to buy have been sold out during the process of purchasing train tickets, they can submit the standby ticket when the standby ticket is displayed and pay the corresponding advance payment. Then the system will queue up the waiting list submitted by passengers, and when it is cashed successfully, it will notify passengers by pop-up window or SMS.

When a general passenger submits a standby order, the system will prompt the passenger with three colors and the current standby order quantity. If it is red, it means that there are more candidates now, yellow means that the number of candidates is medium, and green means that the number of candidates is small. The fewer candidates there are, the higher the chance of success.

The difference between waiting and grabbing tickets:

1. Alternate ticket purchase: When purchasing tickets through 12306' s website and APP, if there are no tickets left on the train, you can set up an automatic queuing standby. When someone returns a ticket, the system will automatically cash the ticket and notify you. The standby ticket purchasing function provides passengers with safer, more convenient and faster ticket purchasing services. Up to now, the success rate of standby ticket purchase is close to 80%. Buy train tickets online, book the tickets first, and then you can't book them again.

2. Grab tickets: When buying train tickets online, people can't book tickets first. The advantage is that scalping tickets are reduced, the economic burden of passengers is reduced, and it is also convenient for ticket buyers. According to the actual situation, if it is Spring Festival travel rush, it is generally difficult to get tickets. If it is normal, the success rate of grabbing tickets two days before departure is still quite high.