By Taxi

As more and more people immigrated to Guangzhou looking for better work and the population increased to over 11 million, the urban transportation faced big challenges. Fortunately, the municipal government has made improvements. Numerous public bus lines radiate to all corners of this city. Thanks to the existing four subway lines and the newly built one, citizens and travelers can arrive where they would like to on time.

At present, there are 84 taxi companies in Guangzhou with more than 16,000 taxis in different colors, including the colors of yellow, blue, maroon and gold. Among those taxis, the yellow taxis of the Baiyun Taxi Company, the blue taxis of the Guangjun Group and the maroon taxis of Guangzhou Transportation Group are the most reputed.

A Guangzhou taxi charges CNY10 for the first 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles), and CNY2.6 for succeeding kilometers. You can bargain with the driver if you take a taxi at night. From Guangzhou Railway Station to Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport, the taxi charge costs about CNY100; from Guangzhou East Railway Station to Baiyun Airport, you need to pay about CNY150; from Guangzhou Railway Station to Guangzhou East Rail Way Station, the taxi fee is around CNY25; from Fangcun Bus Station to Baiyun Airport, about CNY120 would be paid.

Tips: 1. It is very difficult to see an empty taxi in peak hours. In order to find an empty taxi more easily, you can wait at the special pick-up points for taxis. With the number of more than 230, the special pick-up points for taxis are signed and very easy to find.
2. Taxi complaint hotline: 020-83600000.

 By Water Bus

Guangzhou water transport is mainly made up of Suigang Port, Zhoutouzui Port, Zengcheng Xintang Port, Panyu Lianhuashan Port and Nansha Port. On April 10, 2007, six water buses began to run along the channel of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, supplying residents and tourists with a more convenient transport service. There are four piers along the line - Zhongda Ferry Pier, Tianzi Ferry Pier, Xidi Ferry Pier and Fangcun Ferry Pier. The whole journey only takes 40 minutes - the ticket is CNY1-CNY2.

The water bus can accommodate 60 passengers. Except a slight shaking on the ferry, you cannot find any differences between water bus and the buses on land. Water bus is not only used as ferryboat but also a good choice to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Pearl River. During the sail, you can see lots of characteristic architecture. Compared with the Pearl River Night Cruise, the cost of water bus is much cheaper.

For convenience, the water bus company installed GPS automobile station reporters at Fangcun, Xidi and Tianzi piers. In this way, passengers could know the arrival time of the water bus. The water bus is quite popular. Many Guangzhou citizens hope the water bus company opens more routes to go to some farside places, such as Zhujiang New Town and Panyu Lijiang Garden. As for this request, the transportation sectors of Guangzhou said they would provide more water bus routes.

Tip: It is very safe to take the water bus. Each water bus is equipped with enough life jackets and sea-sickness medicine and the like. 

Water Bus Schedule