Foshan Transportation -- Getting Around


By City-bus

Foshan's city bus system is well designed. It has over two hundred bus lines. The ticket price for a city bus in Chancheng District is CNY2, while trips to other districts are charged according to distance, generally ranging from CNY2 to CNY10.

Apart from the ordinary public buses, Foshan Intercity Bus Terminal also has bus lines running between the five districts of Foshan City, such as lines from Chancheng District to Gaoming, Shunde and Sanshui districts, as well as a line from Nanhai District to Shunde District. The service is usually available from 06:00 to 20:30, and the through fare ranges from CNY6 to CNY12. Visitors can take buses No.31, 25, 28 to the bus terminal in No.3-5, Sizhi Road, Chancheng District.

In addition, five special tourist lines recently began operating in Foshan. They take visitors back and forth between the main points of interest in the city, which makes it very easy for them to see the main attractions of the city:

Bus routes Departure time Interval Main stops Through fare
No.1 06:20-20:40 15-20 minutes Zhongshan Park, Liang Garden, Zumiao Temple, Xiqiao Mountain CNY10
No.2 05:45-19:10 15 minutes Ancient Nanfeng Kiln, Zumiao Temple, Liang Garden, Zhongshan Park, CCTV Nanhai Movie & TV Town CNY8
No.3 05:45-19:30 15 minutes Ancient Nanfeng Kiln, Zumiao Temple, Sanshui Lotus World CNY9
No.4 06:00-20:35 10 minutes Zhongshan Park, Liang Garden, Zumiao Temple, World of Flower, Qinghui Garden CNY10
No.5 06:00-19:30 15 minutes Ancient Nanfeng Kiln CNY6

By Taxi

Foshan is the third largest city in Guangdong Province, but it has much fewer taxis than Guangdong and Shenzhen. Most all the taxis are old. In the past, taxi fares are different in different districts. It is a little cheaper in Shunde, Gaoming and Sanshui districts. Price of new taxis since 2006 is the same as the former fare of Chancheng and Nanhai District. During the daytime, the taxi fare is CNY7 for the first two kilometers (1.2 miles). An additional fee of CNY2.6 is charged for each additional kilometer within eight kilometers (5 miles), and CNY2.8 is charged for every kilometer beyond eight kilometers. In addition, an extra CNY1 for fuel is charged once if the distance is beyond two kilometers.

From 22:00 to 07:00 the next morning or on holidays, the taxi fee remains the same as in daytime. However, whenever taking a taxi, visitors pay CNY1 for every two and a half minutes of waiting time. In addition, the passengers pay for any tolls.

Travelers' Voices on Getting Around Foshan

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Aug. 10,2009 00:28 Reply

Ms.Kitty(UK, China) said:

Hi, I've recently arrived in Foshan, and am still working out how to travel around...

My dad will be visiting soon, and arrives at Shunde port from Hong Kong. Is there a bus or train that will take him to the Chancheng district, and if so, where exactly would it leave from and arrive to, and what would its number be?!

Thanks in advance!

Aug. 12,2009 21:55
Mr.Andrew replied:

As I know, there are free buses at the port to take passengers to towns of Shunde and to Chancheng too. Hope this is helpful to you.

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Aug. 2,2009 23:38 Reply

Ms.Lyn(Singapore) said:

Hi, i am Lyn. Please guide me how to go ShenZhen from Foshan. Thanks

Aug. 5,2009 21:13
Mr.Jerry replied:

Foshan is about 190 kilometers from Shenzhen (Lowu). Foshan Bus Station has express bus to Shenzhen Lohu Bus Station, and the whole journey is about 2 hours. If you want to go other places of Shenzhen, there are also buses to Shekou and Futian bus station in the city.

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