By City-Bus

The large quantity of vehicles exerts a lot of pressure on Shenzhen's transportation situation at present, especially in the commuter time. Therefore, for visitors, you had better arrange your schedule appropriately out of the traffic congestion. Shenzhen's urban bus system consists of regular buses, mini-buses and double-decker sightseeing buses. There are about 8,000 buses running on about 400 lines, but since the large population, it seems that they are still not enough for this city. Usually, the numbers of the buses begin with 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 are the middle and mini buses. The buses' number added with N mean that they will run late at night. Finally, the buses' fare of Shenzhen is higher than the other cities of China. Follows are the sightseeing lines:

Tourist line: It departs from Shenzhen Railway Station to the Future World, passing by Diwang Mansion, Honey Lake, Splendid China, China Folk Culture Villages, Happy Valley, Window of the World, etc.
Tourist lines at night: There are two night lines which pass through the main streets of the city. They will start at 19:30 every day respectively from Renmin South Road and Aiguo Road. The whole journey needs about 2 hours.
Shopping line: Some famous shopping centers are available on this line, such as Women's World, Mao Ye Department and Bu Ji Free Market. You can take the bus at Yinhu Mansion, Bubei Road.

By Subway

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Shenzhen planes to established eight subway lines by which passengers can get to surrounding cities and Hong Kong Airport. The first phase of the plan has been completed. There are in total twenty subway stations. At present, only parts of subway lines of 1 and 4 are put into use.

The Line 1 runs between Luohu and Window of the World, from the east to the west passing by Guo Mao (International Trade Center), Lao Jie, Da Ju Yuan (Shenzhen Grand Theater), Ke Xue Guan (Science Museum), Huang Qiang Lu, Gangxia, Hui Zhan Zhong Xin (Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center), Gou Wu Gong Yuan (Coco Park), Xiang Mi Hu (Honey Lake), Che Gong Miao (Che Kung Temple), Zhu Zi Lin, Hua Qiao Cheng Dong (East of Overseas Chinese Town) and Hua Qiao Cheng.

The south-to-north Line 4 runs from between Huanggang and the Shao Nian Gong (Children' Palace), passing by Fu Min, Hui Zhan Zhong Xin and Shi Min Zhong Xin (Citizen Center). Line 1 and Line 4 are built in the form of a cross and they meet each other in the Hui Zhan Zhong Xin Station.

The fare is according to the sections every of which includes five stop stations. You should pay CNY2 for the first three stop stations and CNY1 is added when you enter into the next section. The whole Line 1 will cost CNY5. The operating hours range from 06:30 to 23:00. During some important festivals, the service time will be prolonged to 24:00.

By Taxi

You can find a taxi anywhere in Shenzhen's streets to make your trip of this city easier. There are three kinds of taxi running in this city for you to choose. One is in red color the price of which is CNY12.5 for the first 3 kilometers (about 1.86 miles) and then CNY2.4 for every additional kilometer (about 0.62 mile). The yellow taxi has the same fee schedule as the red on. The yellow taxicabs shall only run within the Special Economic Zone of Shenzhen while the red ones can run within and out of the zone.

The other one is in green color that only runs out of the Special Economic Zone. Its price is CNY7 for the first 2 kilometers (about 1.24 miles) and the distance surcharge is CNY1.6 per additional kilometer. Finally, for both of them, CNY0.8 will be added to your fare for every waiting time of one minute.

Tips:
1.The night-driving taxi fare is CNY16 for the first three kilometers after 23:00.
2.Part of Shenzhen taxis can pay by swiping Shenzhen Tong Card which is issued by the government for people to take public inner city transportation. It is mainly used while taking subways and city-buses in the past offering some discounts. However, part of the taxis accepts the payment by this kind of card.
3.There are not motorcycles operating within the special zone, which can be found outside the zone. You had better not taking them for the sake of safety. If not clear about the city-bus routes, try to call 160 to inquiry the reliable information. It costs CNY1 per minute.