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Airport Code: CAN

Location: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is located on the border of the northern Renhe Town, Baiyun District, and the eastern Xinhua Town, Huadu District. It is about 28 km (17.4 miles) from the airport to downtown Guangzhou.

Brief Intro: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is one of the three largest air hubs in China. Opened to the public in 2004, it occupies an area of 15 square kilometers (about 5.8 square miles). It has a 4E standard flight area, two runways and a terminal of 320 thousands square meters (about 79 acres). Serving more than 110 air routes from Guangzhou to over 100 domestic and international cities, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has an average annual passenger flow volume of about 25 million.

Facilities:

Medical Service: near the No. 25 Gate on the first floor of the terminal building.
Tel.: 020 - 36066926 (24 hours), 020 - 86122926 (24 hours)

Business Centers: offering long distance phone calls, photo copying and fax services, the centers are near the No. 3 Gate on the first floor and inside the A Departure Area and B Departure Area on the third floor of the Terminal Building.

Parking Lots: there are two parking lots at the airport. One is outdoors and one is a parking station. There is a fee of 8 Yuan for the first hour for small vehicles and 12 Yuan for large vehicles, with 5 and 10 Yuan respectively per additional hour. Taxis are charged 2 Yuan per vehicle.

In addition, there are rooms for mothers and infants, as well as smoking rooms at the A and B departure areas on the third floor. There are shops and restaurants in the domestic lounge on the first floor.

Services:

Airport Enquiries: there are four enquiries desks: opposite the F Island and D Island, and near the No. 15 and No. 11 gates on the third floor.
Tel: 020 - 86137273

Left Luggage Service: The service counters are on the first and the third floors. They offer a left luggage service from 06:00 to 22:00.

Lost and Found: please refer to the counter near the No. 1 Gate in the Departure Hall on the third floor.
Tel: 020 - 36066946

Ticket Center: the domestic ticket counter is located near the No. 3, 11 and 14 gates on the third floor, while the international ticket counter is near the No. 5 and 6 gates on the third floor.

Post Office: to the left of the No. 9 Gate in the Departure Hall on the third floor.

Guangdong Development Bank: it offers foreign exchange opposite the No. 3 Gate in the International Arrivals Hall from 08:00 to 21:00.

Airport Transportation:

Taxi: the flat rate for taxis in Guangzhou is 7 Yuan for the first 2.3 km (about 1.4 miles) and then 2.2 Yuan or 2.6 Yuan per km. (Note: the toll fee is passengers' responsibility)

Airport Express:

Bus Line Bus Route Running Hours Stops Intervals Cost
Bus Line 1 From airport to CAAC Ticket Center 07:00 until the last flight Central Hotel, Aviation Village 5 to 15 minutes 16 Yuan per person
From CAAC Ticket Center to airport 05:00 to 23:00
Bus Line 2 From airport to Tianhe Guangyun Building 07:00 to 22:30 GITIC Plaza Hotel, Holiday Inn, President Hotel, Garden Hotel 15 to 30 minutes 22 Yuan per person
From Guangyun Builduing 05:30 to 21:00
Bus Line 3 From airport to Fangcun Bus Station 07:00 to 22:30 Haizhu Baohua Plaza, Rosedale Hotel 30 minutes 19 Yuan per person
From Fangcun Bus Station to airport 05:30 to 21:00
Bus Line 4 From airport to Mingzhu Hotel 08:00 to 21:00 Dongpu Bus Station, Lejietu Square One hour 28 Yuan per person
From Mingzhu Hotel to airport 06:00 to 20:00
Bus Line 5 From airport to Yuexiu Nanlu 06:50 to 00:20 Dongfang Hotel, Guangdong Dasha (Beijing Lu) 15 minutes 20 Yuan per person
From Yuexiu Nanlu to airport 05:30 to 22:00
Bus Line 6 From airport to Tianhe Dasha 07:05 to 00:10 Zhujiang Xincheng Square 20 minutes 20 Yuan per person
From Tianhe Dasha to airport 05:30 to 09:00
Bus Line 7 From airport to Fanyushi Bridge 07:00 to 23:35 Fanyu Bus Station, Lijiang Mingzhu Hotel 30 minutes 32 Yuan per person
From Fanyushi Bridge to airport 05:30 to 21:00

There is a convenient bus service for passengers wishing to visit Zhuhai directly from the airport. The bus departs from the No. 7 Exit in the A area of the Arrivals Hall at 10:25, 11:25, 12:25, 13:25, 14:25, 15:25, 16:25, 17:25, 18:25, 19:25 and 20:55. For departures from the No. 10 Exit in the B area of the Arrivals Hall, please add 5 minutes to the departure time.

Related Link: Website of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Chinese and English Versions)


Last updated: April 10, 2008