By Air

Beihai Fucheng Airport is a modern airport operating flights to more than a dozen cities, amongst which are Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and Guangzhou. It covers an area of 3.6 square kilometers (about 890 acres) with a runway of 3,200 meters long (about 3,500 yards) and 60 meters (about 66 yards) wide. The advanced equipments and communication navigation testing system was introduced from the Occident. Since its expansion in May 1994, it became a big civil airport of 4E level.

Ticket Booking Office:
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Address: Time Plaza, Beihai Avenue, Beihai
Getting there: Take bus No.7

Airport Transportation: Airport shuttle bus services to and from the Beihai Civil Aviation Hotel (Minhang Dasha) located in Beibu Gulf Road (West). Buses leave 2 hours before flight time at a price of CNY10 per person. A taxi ride would cost about CNY30-40 for a half hour ride to or from the city center.

By Train

There is only one train station located at Beijing Road in the city center. Beihai Railway Station has a grand thirteen-storey building, four cargo loading and unloading lines and a large warehouse. It has strong cargo capacity but is relatively weak in passenger transportation. Visitors should make a transfer at Nanning if going Beihai by train and Beihai only operates trains to Naning. There are regular express trains between Beihai and Nanning, the time schedule of which is as follows:

Train No.	Departure City &Time	Arriving City &Time
N720	Beihai 09:32	Nanning 12:30
N719	Nanning 13:30	Beihai 16:28

Note: The trains pass by Qinzhou and make a four minutes' stop there.

The special railway line (bus type) can get you to the railway station. The special line runs between People's Theater and the railway station, passing by Beibuwan Square, Jinwan Building, Guomao Dasha (International Trade Building) and Suwu Cun.

By Long-distance Bus

Beihai's highways extend to all directions. Two national highways that pass through Behai at present are the No.209 National Highway (Hubei Line) and No.325 National Highway (Guangnan Line). More busses are to converge in Beihai in time to come, as there are plans for the following Beihai-Nanning route, Beihai-Guilin, Beihai-Zhanjiang, Beihai-Chongqing, and Guilin-Nanning-Beihai routes. Due to these efficient highways, driving becomes very convenient as the number of hours is not so long. For examples, it takes about 3 hours' drive from Beihai to Nanning, 7 hours from Beihai to Guilin and 1.5 hours from Beihai to Zhanjiang.

Beihai Long-distance Bus Station
Address: Beibu Gulf Road (East)
Getting there: Bus No. 1, 3, 8
It is the main station catering to long haul routes to destinations like Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Guiyang, Zhanjiang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai. Buses operate from 06:00 to 22:00. The following is the bus schedule from Beihai for reference purposes:

Bus Route:	Beihai→ Nanning	Beihai→ Liuzhou	Beihai→ Zhanjiang	Beihai→ Guangzhou	Beihai→ Guilin
Departure time:	06:00,06:50,08:00, 08:30,09:30,10:00, 11:00,12:00,13:00, 14:00,15:30,15:40	05:55, 07:25, 16:30	06:45,07:30, 08:10, 11:55, 14:30	12:00, 13:00, 14:00	21:10

Beihai Passenger Bus Center (Laolian Passenger Bus Station)
Address: Beibu Gulf Road (Middle)
Getting there: Bus No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8

This station serves buses to Nanning, Liuzhou, Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. There is one bus departing at 20:40 hours nightly to Guilin, a journey that takes 7 hours and the fare around CNY150. The following schedule is for reference only:

Bus Route:	Beihai→ Nanning	Beihai→ Liuzhou	Beihai→ Zhanjiang	Beihai→ Guangzhou	Beihai→ Guilin
Bus Fare:	CNY50.00	CNY100.00	CNY150	CNY160	CNY200
Departure time:	(06:00 - 20:30) Once every half hour	09:30	09:00,20:30, 21:00,22:30	20:50	18:00,19:30, 20:40

Beihai No.2 Transportation Corporation
Address: Guangdong Road
Getting there: Bus No.3

Buses from this station depart for destinations like Nanning, Liuzhou, Dongxing, Anpu, Hepu and Nankang. The following schedule is for reference only:

Bus Route:	Beihai→ Nanning	Beihai→ Nankang	Beihai→ Hepu
Bus Fare:	CNY40.00	CNY7.00	CNY5.00
Departure time:	08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00	Once every 20 minutes (06:40 - 18:00)	Once every 10 minutes (07:00 - 20:00)

Beihai Xiqu Passenger Bus Service Station
Address: Haijiao Road
Getting there: Bus No.2, 8
Buses from this station depart for destinations like Nanning, Liuzhou, Zhanjiang, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

By Sea

Beihai is located at the northeastern bank of Beibu Gulf and at the central position between southwest Hainan and Southeast Asia. There are many natural seaports in the Beibu Gulf area, among which Beihai harbor has a long history and one of the earliest harbors of the 'Silk Road of the Sea' in the ancient times. Beihai harbor is also considered to be one of the most convenient seaports in southwest China. Beihai has close trade relation with more than 216 ports in and around 98 countries. There are mainly 5 sea routes: Beihai → Haikou, Beihai → Guangzhou, Beihai → Weizhou Island, Beihai → Tokyo, Beihai → Singapore. Detailed information to Haikou and Weizhou Island are available below.

There are two dock stations in Beihai City. The first is Beihai International Passenger Transport Dock (BIPTD) located at No.3 road of Silver Beach, where ships sail to Weizhou Island and Haikou City. Bus No.3 from the city center goes to the dock. Taxi fare from Beibu Gulf Square would costs CNY15. The second is Harbor Bureau Passenger Transport Station (HBPTS), where ship sails to Haikou only. It is located at Haijiao Road and reachable by bus No.8.

Sea Route	Weekly Departure	Ship	Departure Time	Arriving Time	Ticket Price (CNY/person)
					A Class	B Class
Beihai→Haikou	Daily	Beibu Gulf No.1, 2, 3	18:00	06:00	230	130
Haikou→Beihai	Daily	Beibu Gulf No.1, 2, 3	18:00	06:00

In addition, you can take the ship on Harbor Bureau Passenger Transport Station to Haikou, departing at 18:00 and arriving Haikou Xiuying Port at 06:00; the ticket price has four classes: CNY150, CNY130, CNY120 and CNY90.

Sea Route	Weekly Departure	Ship	Trip Time	Departure Time	Ticket Price (CNY/person)
Beihai→Weizhou Island	Daily	Feiyue No.168 (middle speed)	2 hours 10 minutes	08:30	Second Class: 60 Third Class: 55
		Feida (high speed)	1hour 10 minutes		B Class: 120 C Class: 100
		Feiyi (high speed)	1 hour		120
Weizhou Island→Beihai	Daily	Feiyue No.168 (middle speed)	2 hours 10 minutes	15:30	Second Class: 60 Third Class: 55
		Feida (high speed)	1hour 10 minutes		B Class: 120 C Class: 100
		Feiyi (high speed)	1 hour		120

Tips: Because of the bad weather like typhoon, the shipping will be delayed or stopped. Therefore, it is suggested to check the weather report before you taking the ship. Two inquiry telephones may help you:
Ocean Weather Inquiry: 0779-2023429
Weather Forecast Inquiry: 121