By Long-distance Bus

Going to Xiamen by long-distance bus is very convenient. There are mainly three long-distance bus stations in Xiamen and buses head for the major cities within Fujian Province as well as the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guilin, Nanning, Suzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, Wuhan, Ningbo, and many others in other provinces. Buses bound for the cities of Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Longyan and Shishi within the province generally depart every hour or so during operating time. Buses headed for cities in other provinces depart at longer intervals, and buses bound for Hong Kong regularly depart twice a day from Xiamen at around 8:00 and 21:30.

Xiamen Tourist Distribution Center, located in South Hubin Bus Station, started operation on May 26th, 2007. At present there are four direct bus lines leaving the center separately for four scenic spots near Xiamen City: Wild Valley Forest Park, Sanping, Qinglong Village, and Changtai Drift. In addition, the center offers individual travelers information about the scenic spots so that they can arrange their journey accordingly.

Following is the time schedule and price list for the tourist buses to the scenic spots:

	Leaving time	Backing time	Fare
Wild Valley Forest Park	8:00/8:30 (Saturdays and Sundays)	15:30/16:00 (Saturdays and Sundays)	CNY70 (the admission fee and the round-way bus tickets are included)
Sanping	7:00 (Saturdays and Sundays)	11:00 (Saturdays and Sundays)	CNY40 (the admission fee and the round-way bus tickets are included)
Qinglong Village	9:00 (Saturdays and Sundays)	16:00 (Saturdays and Sundays)	CNY40 (the fare for Coins Museum, boating, Plank Road and the round-way bus tickets are included)
Changtai Drift	7:30-19:30 (every one hour each day)		CNY168 (the drift fare and one-way bus ticket are included)

Here is information on the three main long-distance bus stations in Xiamen:

Songbai Bus Station
Address: No.211, Lianyue Road
Bus Routes: 24, 31, 86, 98, 201, 506, 530, 805, 812

South Hubin Bus Station
Address: No.59, South Hubin Road
Bus Routes: 10, 15, 23, 43, 45, 506, 810

Jimei Bus Station
Address: No.159, Yinjiang Road
Bus Routes: 18, 55, 56, 67, 79, 106, 616

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