By City-Bus
Your trips in Dongguan can completely depend on the convenient city bus system which consists of busses running in the urban area and from the downtown area to other towns and villages of Dongguan. In order to make the visitors' trips easier, there are five special tourist routes in Dongguan.
L1 (No.58): departs from Keyuan Garden to Humen from 6:30 to 17:40. The full fare is CNY1 per person.
L2 (No.59): departs from Dongguan Bus Terminal to Jinsha Park in Shilong Town from 6:20 to 19:00. The full fare is CNY11 per person.
L3 (No.60): departs from Dongguan Bus Terminal to the Hermit Villa in Changping Town from 6:15 to 19:00. The full fare is CNY12 per person.
L4 (No.89): departs from Dongguan Bus terminal to the National Forest Park of Guanyin Mountain in Zhangmutou Town from 6:30 to 19:00. The full fare is CNY6 per person.
L5: departs from Dongguan Bus Terminal to Green World from 6:00 to 20:00. The full fare is CNY2 per person.
By Taxi
If you would like to make your trip easier, you can take a taxi in any part of Dongguan City. Currently, there are thousands of taxis of several kinds running in Dongguan, such as Jetta and Xiali. The fare depends on the grade of the taxi. Generally speaking, the flag-fall prices are CNY5, CNY6 and CNY7 with CNY1.8, CNY2 and CNY2.4 for every additional kilometer respectively. In addition, CNY1 for the fuel surcharge is necessary.
In 2007, there were about 700 new taxies brought into market. The blue taxis are Volkswagen Passat and yellow ones are Toyota Corolla. The starting price is respectively CNY7 and CNY6 within two kilometers (about 1.2 miles). After that, CNY2.6 and CNY2.4 will be charged for every additional kilometer. For every three minutes waiting, passenger should pay CNY1. It is notable that CNY1 of fuel surcharge are not paid if taking the yellow taxis. It also has night-driving fares. During the period from 23:00 – 05:00, twenty percent more than usually is charged for every extra kilometer.
Tips:
In outskirt towns and counties, many cabs are not metered and it may happen in the city proper. It will need more money than it should be. So negotiate the price before getting on the taxi.