Getting to Guangzhou

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport

 By Air
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Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is about 28 kilometers from the city center of Guangzhou. It is one of the three busiest air transportation hubs in China. There are totally 123 scheduled flights in the airport, and 86 of them are domestic flights between Guangzhou and major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xian. Major cities worldwide can be reached in 15 hours from Guangzhou. The airport's flight network covers South and Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, there are flights to Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul and Lagos.

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport boasts very convenient ground transportation system. This system is mainly made up of taxis, six airport express bus lines (Line1, Line2A, Line2B, Line3, Line4 and Line11), nine airport shuttle bus lines (Line5, Line6A, Line6B, Line7A, Line7B, Line8A, Line8B, Line9 and Line10), and frequent airport intercity bus between Guangzhou and other cities in Guangdong Privince. Additionally, the aiport subway line is under construction. By September of 2010, it will be in operation.

 By Train
 Guangzhou Railway Station                   Guangzhou East Railway Station
 Guangzhou North Railway Station          Guangzhou South Railway Station
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Guangzhou has three railway stations handling passenger transport. Guangzhou Railway Station at Huanshi Road is the largest and the most important one, operating trains between Guangzhou and Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xian, Lhasa and many other China cities. Guangzhou East Railway Station (Tianhe Railway Station) mainly provides through trains from Guangzhou to Hong Kong and frequent bullet trains between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Guangzhou North Railway Station in Huadu District is a small station mainly operates bullet trains between Guangzhou and Wuhan.

Guangzhou Bus

By Long-Distance Bus
Guangzhou has a convenient expressway system radiating from the downtown area to cities countrywide especially cities in and around Guangdong Province. Now there are nearly 20 big long-distance bus stations in Guangzhou, among which the Provincial Bus Station, Guangzhou Passenger Station, Fangcun Bus Station, Tianhe Bus Station and Yuexiu South Bus Station are the major ones.

 By Ship
Guangzhou is one of the ten most famous port cities in China. Guangzhou Port is made up of Humen Port, Xinsha Port, Huangpu Port and many other inner ports. The ship routes lead to more than 100 domestic ports and over 300 foreign ports. Some ports of Guangzhou provide passenger transport service. Panyu Lianhuashan Port provides high speed passenger liners between Guangzhou and Hong Kong daily. Huangpu Port offers ships to Xiuying Port, Haikou.

Guangzhou Urban Transportation

 Guangzhou Bus / Subway Search

 By City-Bus
There are more than 500 bus lines opening in Guangzhou City. 80% of the city-buses are equipped with air-conditioner. The public bus in Guangzhou charges CNY1 to CNY2.

 Guangzhou Subway
 Line 1      Line 2      Line 3      Line 4      Line 5      Line 8     GuangFo Line    APM
 Guangzhou Subway Map

Guangzhou Subway

There are seven subway lines used in Guangzhou at present. The subway utilizes a stage fare system. The longer the journey the more you pay. At present, the subway has connected most important parts of Guangzhou City, including Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway and Foshan City.

 By Taxi
A Guangzhou taxi charges CNY7 for the first 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles), and CNY2.6 for succeeding kilometers. Moreover CNY1 is claimed as the fuel surcharge.

 By Water Bus
Guangzhou water transport is mainly made up of Suigang Port, Zhoutouzui Port, Zengcheng Xintang Port, Panyu Lianhuashan Port and Nansha Port. There are six water buses running along the Pearl River, supplying residents and tourists with a more convenient transport service with four piers along the line - Zhongda Ferry Pier, Tianzi Ferry Pier, Xidi Ferry Pier and Fangcun Ferry Pier. The whole journey takes 40 minutes and costs CNY2.