Located on the Pearl River Delta and close to Hong Kong, Shenzhen is a city with the most highly developed and also the busiest transportation system in China. Rapid economical development following the creation of the first Special Economic Zone of China, Shenzhen has paid specific attention to the perfection of all aspects of its public transport. Shenzhen is now the only Chinese City having an aeroamphibious transportation system.

The city has its own international airport, serving a multitude of daily international and domestic flights. Shenzhen is within easy reach by air from China's other tourist centers. In addition, the airport also provides a frequent shuttle service to Hong Kong as well as a passenger liner to Hong Kong and Macau everyday.

The high-density system of overland transportation which includes a large number of trains and buses provides the main passenger communication in Shenzhen. However, as more and more migrants arrive in the city, the passenger transport into Shenzhen is under considerable pressure. Similarly, large increase in population exerts a lot of pressure on the city's urban transportation also even though Shenzhen has a large fleet of city-buses and taxis as well as a convenient subway system. Fortunately, the local government is continually doing its best to relieve the traffic congestion, and already some obvious results have been achieved.

Another feature of Shenzhen is its numerous ports providing for both passenger transportation and freight. Not only China's largest cargo port, but also the largest passenger port is located in Shenzhen. It provides visitors with one more mode of transport between the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.