The transportation inside the city is also of a very high quality. The radiating roads extending to the main towns, ports and the airport to a great extent expedite the land transportation of Zhuhai. Transportation to the tourist attractions is especially convenient.

By City-Bus

Generally speaking, public bus is an economical and ideal choice for travelingaround Zhuhai. The public bus network in Zhuhai is excellent. Nearly 100 busroutes extending around the city cover most tourist attractions of Zhuhai. Thelarge numbers of advanced buses in good condition really bring you convenience.The waiting booths at the stops of the bus routes are unique in China. They aregardenlike constructions, providing passengers a pleasant environment.

The starting time of the first buses varies from 05:40 to 08:30 in the morning,with most between 06:00 and 07:00. The finishing time of the last buses variesfrom 17:15 to 0:35 the next day. Usually, the buses such as No.2 or No.8 running in the central area of the city operate late even till midnight. A number of buses depart at an interval of 3 to 15 minutes. However, buses with long routes generally depart at longer intervals.

Most of the buses have no conductor, so you'd better prepare some loose change before getting on one. The charge is CNY 1 per person for an ordinary bus and CNY2 per person for an air-conditioned one. For the far areas in Doumen and Jinwan Districts in the west part of Zhuhai, the charge of public buses started from the central Xiangzhou District is often up to CNY 7 per person.

By Sightseeing Bus

Zhuhai has special sightseeing buses to facilitate tourists. The present two routes of the sightseeing buses cover most of the famous attractions of Zhuhai. The buses are air-conditioned double-deckers with advanced facilities like mobile TV sets. The operating time is from 07:00 to 21:00 and you need to prepare some loose change since there is no conductor on the sightseeing buses. Here is some detailed information on the two routes:

Sightseeing Bus 01 departs every 20 minutes during the operating time.
Ticket Price: CNY2
Route: Fenghuang Mountain Scenic Area<-->Dongkeng Park<--> Agricultural Scientific Academy<--> Meixi Royal Stone Archways Tourist Area<--> DreamWater City<--> New Yuanmingyuan Garden<--> Lanpu <--> Bailiandong Park<--> Lianhua Mountain<--> Jida<--> Jiuzhou City

Sightseeing Bus 02 departs every 30 minutes.
Ticket Price: CNY3
Route: Dajinding<-->Zhuhai International Circuit<-->Pearl Land Amusement Park<-->Tangjia <-->Dieshi<-->Xiangzhou Port<-->Mingting Park<--> Zhuhai Fisher Girl Statue<-->Jiuzhou Port<--> South Qinglu Road<--> Gongbei Pass<-->Overseas Chinese Hotel<--> JiuzhouCity

By Taxi

Zhuhai's over 1,000 taxies traveling around the city can really bring you convenience.As a coastal city of China, the price in Zhuhai including the taxi fare is some what higher than that in inland areas. A Zhuhai taxi charges CNY10 for the firstthree kilometers (about 1.9 miles), and CNY2.4 for each extra kilometer (about 0.6 mile). And CNY0.6 will be added for the waiting time of every one minute.If you take a taxi in the early hours after midnight, the charge will increase to CNY 13 for the first three kilometers.

Most of the tourist attractions of Zhuhai are near each other in the east Xiangzhou District, so a taxi is a good choice. However, some places in the west area of Zhuhai are a little distant from the urban east area; a taxi consequently isexpensive. In addition, it is hard for you to find a taxi in the distant westto the east area of the city.

By Ferry

Ferryboat is necessary for going to various islands scattering in the offing east of Zhuhai. At present, Xiangzhou Beidi Port is the most important and busy passenger port. You can easily get there by the public bus No.11 or No.56. Ithas fast and slow ferryboats from the mainland of Zhuhai to those lovely islandsin Wanshan Archipelago, including Guishan Island, Wailingding Island, DanganIsland, Dong'ao Island, and Wanshan Island.

Fast Ferryboats
1. Xiangzhou Beidi Port<--> Guishan Island <--> Wailingding Island
This line operates three times every day. The boat departs from Xiangzhou at 08:20, 14:30, and 16:30, arrives at Guishan at 09:35, 15:15, and 17:20, and then gets to Wailingding at 09:55, 16:00, and 18:00. The return boat from Wailingdingdeparts at 08:00, 10:10, and 16:20, reaches Guishan at 08:45, 10:55, and 16:55, and goes back to Xiangzhou at 09:30, 11:40, and 17:45. A one way journey usually takes one and a half hours and costs CNY67.5 per person. The ticket price is CNY51 per person for the Xiangzhou - Guishan section while CNY44 per personfor the Guishan - Wailingding section.

2. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Dong'ao Island<-->Wanshan Island
This line operates only once every day. The boat leaves Xiangzhou at 09:45, reachesDong'ao at 10:45, and then arrives at Wanshan at 11:10. The return boat departsfrom Wanshan at 13:20, reaches Dong'ao at 13:40, and gets to Xiangzhou at 14:35. A single trip takes about one hour and 20 minutes and costs CNY63.5 per person.The charge is CNY50 per person for the Xiangzhou - Dong'ao section while CNY31 per person for the Dong'ao - Wanshan section.

Slow Ferryboats
1. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Dong'ao Island<-->Wanshan Island
This liner starts from Xiangzhou at 08:50 on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, reaches Dong'ao at 11:00, and gets to Wanshan at 11:40. The return voyage is only made on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. The boat departs from Wanshan at 08:15, reaches Dong'ao at 09:00, and arrives at Xiangzhou at 09:00. A single trip takes nearly three hours and costs CNY42 per person. The ticket price is CNY32 per person for the Xiangzhou - Dong'ao section while CNY20 per person forthe Dong'ao - Wanshan section.

2. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Wailingding Island<-->Dangan Island
This line operates three times a week. The departure from Xiangzhou is at 08:40 every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Reaching Wailingding at 11:50, the boat then heads for Dangan and arrives there at 13:50. The return boat leaves Danganat 06:15 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, gets to Wailingding at 08:15, and then goes back to Xiangzhou at 11:15. A one way journey takes approximately five hours and charges CNY75 per person. And just CNY50 per person is needed for the Xiangzhou - Wailingding section or the Wailingding - Dangan section.

Note: A permit is needed when you tour Zhuhai. Don't forget to bring it with you for it will be checked at hotels and during your trip to the islands.

Sightseeing Ferryboats
There are three ports in Zhuhai offering cruises on the Pearl River estuary in the surrounding area of Macau. The sightseeing ferryboat departs from Jiuzhou Port five times a day at 09:10, 10:15, 11:40, 14:00, and 15:15. The cruise lasts for one hour and 35 minutes. Buses Nos.3, 4, 12, 23, 25, 26 and 99 can bring you to the Jiuzhou Port. Or you can take the No.11 or No.56 buses to get to the Xiangzhou Beidi Port, which has sightseeing ferryboats departing at 09:30, 12:00, and 14:30. The cruise offered here usually lasts for about two hours. In addition, Waizai Haojiang Travel Agency Port, which can be reached by the buses Nos.5,14, or 30, offers such cruises. From 09:00 to 16:30, there are many boats departing at unfixed intervals. The cruise only takes 40 minutes. Varying in the journey time, however, the average cost of such cruises is around CNY35 per person.

Xiangzhou Beidi Port also offers sightseeing ferryboats shuttling between the port and Dong'ao Island. The boat departs at 09:00 every Saturday and Sunday. The whole journey takes about two hours and costs CNY148 per person for a group price, including the fee for lunch and transportation on the island.