By City-Bus

With nearly 500 bus lines and close to 10000 buses, Shenzhen has a well developed city bus system. There are presently 3 large city bus companies in Shenzhen. They are the Shenzhen Bus Group Co., the Shenzhen West Bus Company, and the Shenzhen East Bus Company. The large amount of vehicles exerts a lot of pressure on Shenzhen's transport system at present, especially during rush hour. Therefore, visitors should take into account the traffic congestion when planning their schedule.

 Shenzhen Bus Categories:
Downtown Lines: 1-998, B307-B725, M200-M226, E1-E20. J1, K105-K651
Tourist Lines: East Holiday Line 1, East Holiday Line 2, Sightseeing Bus Line 1, Sightseeing Shopping Line (Sightseeing Bus Line 2), Da Yun Line (Sightseeing Line 3), Seashore Line (Sightseeing Bus Line 4) and Shenzhen Holiday Line.
Night Lines: N1-N18, 791NB3
Commuter Time Lines: Gao Feng Zhuan Xian 1 - Gao Feng Zhuan Xian 40; Fu Tian Bonded Area Special Lines 1 and 2; 26, 209, 210, 234 and 317.
Intercity Lines: Chang 5 - Chang 328, Kang 11, Shenzhen - Huizhou Bus 1 and 2, Shenzhen - Dongguan Bus1 and 2.

 Tciekt Fare:
Shenzhen Bus Fare is generally slightly higher than the bus fare of other cities in China. Bus lines that start with the letter B are ordinary bus lines and the ticket fare is CNY1 per person. Most of the M Buses are air-conditioned and serve for stage fare. The K buses are express buses which only stop at the main stops, and most of them charge a graded fare. E buses are air-conditioned; they are also express buses and charge more than CNY5 per person. The rest of the downtown buses charge CNY1 for the ordinary bus and CNY2 for an air-conditioned bus. Most of the tourist lines apply graded charges for air-conditioned buses. Night buses charge CNY2-CNY10 per person. The commuter lines apply a graded fare and tickets cost about CNY2-CNY6. Intercity Buses fares are CNY2-CNY35.

Preferential prices: 
Children under 1.2m in height are free of charge while taking city bus. Children between 1.2-1.5m pay half of the full price. With the special Children's pass issued by Shenzhen Tong (contactless smartcard system) Co., Ltd, children younger than 6 years old are free of charge, and 6-15 year old children enjoy 50% discount. Students in primary and high schools and the senior people at 65 years old and above can also enjoy preferential prices, but need to show their special student's pass or the senior's pass too.

 Operating Time:
Most of the buses operate from around 07:00 to 23:00. Some suburban lines stop running earlier.

 Tourist and sightseeing lines in Shenzhen:
 East Holiday Line 1 runs from Overseas Chinese Town East to Futian Transportation Hub, operating from 09:30 to 21:00 at Overseas Chinese Town East and 08:00 to 19:00 at Futian Transport Center with fares around CNY6.
 East Holiday Line 2 runs from Meilin Union Inspection Station to Overseas Chinese Town East between 08:00–20:00. Tickets costs around CNY7.
 Sightseeing Bus Line 1 runs from Nantou Checkpoint to Overseas Chinese Town East with prices around CNY9. It runs from 07:00 to 18:30 at Nantou Checkpoint and 08:30–20:00 at Overseas Chinese Town East. The bus passes through Window of the World and Splendid China. 
 Sightseeing Shopping Line (Sightseeing Bus Line 2) runs from the Futian Agriculture Products Wholesale Market to Buji Union Inspection Station. It runs from 07:00–22:00 and tickets cost CNY3. This line stops at some famous shopping centers, such as Women's World, Mao Ye Department Store and Buji Free Market. You can take the bus at Yinhu Mansion, Bubei Road.
 Da Yun Line (Sightseeing Line 3), runs from the Jin Long Hotel to the Futian Transportation Hub. Operating hours are from 06:30 to 20:30 with a fare of about CNY10.
 Seashore Line (Sightseeing Bus Line 4) runs between Shenzhen Sea World and the Buji Union Inspection Station from 06:30 to 20:30 daily. Ticket prices cost up to CNY7.
 Shenzhen Holiday Line runs between Henggang and the Meisha Subdistrict Office from 06:30 to 20:30 with a fare of CNY2–CNY6.

 Tips: 
1. If you transfer between thee bus and the subway or between two buses you get a CNY0.4 discount.
2. The East Holiday Line 2 and Sightseeing Bus Line 1 run only on Saturdays and Sundays.

By Taxi

You can get a taxi anywhere in Shenzhen, but don't hail a taxi in the non-stop area. There are three types of taxis in Shenzhen, the Red, Yellow and Green taxis. The green taxis are only allowed to operate outside the Special Economic Zone. There are many star graded taxi drivers in Shenzhen, passengers are quite satisfied with their tour knowledge and English communication.

 Taxi Fare inside the Special Economic Zone:
1. CNY10 flag drop (first 2 kilometers), an additional charge of 30% of the taxi fare would be additionally charged for the part beyond 25 kilometers (23:00—06:00)
2. CNY0.6 for each additional 250 meters (CNY2.4 per kilometer)
3. CNY0.8 for each 1 minute waiting
 Taxi Fare outside the Special Economic Zone
1. CNY6 flag drop (first 1.5 kilometers, Green Taxi), CNY10 flag drop (first 2 kilometers, Red and Yellow taxi)
2. CNY2.4 for each additional kilometer. For Green Red, and Yellow Taxis, an additional charge of 30% of the taxi fare would be for travel beyond 25 kilometers (06:00—23:00).
3. CNY0.8 for each 1 minute idling

Tips:
1. Baoan and Longgang District are not included in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
2. The night-driving taxi fare is CNY16 for the first three kilometers after 23:00.
3. In some Shenzhen taxis you can pay by Shenzhen Tong Card which is issued by the government for people who use the public inner city transportation. It was mainly used for taking subways and city-buses in the past, with some discounts. Recently, some of the taxis have been accepting payment with this card.
4. Motorcycles are not allowed to operate within the special zone, but can be found outside the zone. You are advised not to use them, for your safety.
5. It costs around CNY120 to take a taxi from Shenzhen Baoan Airport to Luohu Boarder.
6. The taxi fare from Shenzhen Baoan Airport to the Window of the World is about CNY70.
7. The taxi fare from Window of the World to Luohu Boarder is around CNY50.