Getting there

By Air

Airport Code: CGO

Location: Xinzheng City, 37kilometers (23 miles) southeast to Zhengzhou City

Brief Intro: As an important trunk line airport and a hub of air traffic in China, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was built in 1994 under the 4E standards and put into service in 1997. The terminal was designed to resemble a huge flying bird, covers an area of 46,000 square meters (11 acres), and is capable of handling 3,800,000 passengers per year. Well-equipped, the 3,400-meter-long (2 miles) runway is available for a full-loaded B747-400 and the parking apron offers 12 parking spaces for large airplanes. Over 60 air routes connect the airport to 45 domestic and international cities and areas, including Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and Singapore, etc.

Airport Hotline: 0371-68511688

Banks:
Bank of China: 0371-68510170
Agricultural Bank of China: 0371-62589598
Guangdong Development Bank: 0371-68510452

Car Park: Covering an area of 100,000 sq m (25 acres), the car park offers over 1,000 parking spaces.

Transportation: At present, there are no public buses offered to and from the airport, however airport shuttle buses and taxis are available to and from downtown Zhengzhou. Passengers can take the hourly shuttle bus from the airport to the Civil Aviation Hotel (Address: No. 3, Jinshui Lu), and takes about 40 minutes and costs about CNY15 per person. The hourly airport shuttle bus service starts at 06:00 through to the last scheduled daily flight. If you do not want to wait for shuttle bus, you can take a taxi; the cost being around CNY80.

By Train

Zhengzhou Railway Station, sitting in the center of Zhengzhou, is the junction of two major railway lines, those of Jing - Guang (Beijing to Guangzhou) and Long - Hai (Lanzhou to Lianyungang). As one of the largest passenger transport stations in China, you can travel to most Chinese cities from Zhengzhou Railway Station. Usually, passengers can book tickets up to 10 day prior to your departure date at commissioned ticket offices; the CNY5 handling charge is your responsibility.

Erqi Lu Ticket Office: 134, Erqi Beilu
Jinhai Ticket Office: 2, Daxue Lu
Hanghai Lu Ticket Office: 493, Hanghai Lu
Huayuan Lu Ticket Office: 14, Huayuan Lu
Longhai Lu Ticket Office: 98, Longhai Zhonglu

By Long-distance Bus

Being one of the seven highway hubs in China, Zhengzhou provides bus service to Beijing, Wuhan, Changsha and Xian, etc. The city has 14 first grade and highly praised bus stations offering transportation services to main destinations both inside and outside Henan Province. Below we recommend some reliable bus stations for your reference.

Zhengzhou Long Distance Bus Center Station offers 24 hours ticket service and mainly luxury and mid-ranged buses. Bus routes cover Henan Province and many major cities within China.

Zhengzhou Long Distance Bus Center Southern Station
Address: opposite Zhengzhou Railway Station
North Route →
Inside Henan Province: to Jiaozuo, Xinxiang, Anyang, and Handan
Outside Henan Province: to Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan and Dalian
West Route →
Inside Henan Province: to Luoyang, Shaolin Temple, Sanmenxia and Gongyi
Outside Henan Province: to Linfen, Yuncheng, Xian, Xiaolangdi, Yinchuan, Urumqi, Lanzhou and Chengdu

Zhengzhou Long Distance Bus Center Northern Station
Address: Erma Lu
East Route →
Inside Henan Province: Kaifeng, Shangqiu
Outside Henan Province: Heze, Jining, Jinan, Rizhao and Weifang
West Route →
Inside Henan Province: Luoyang, Xin' an, Sanmenxia and Nianchi
Outside Henan Province: Taiyuan
South Route →
Inside Henan Province: Pingdingshan, Ruzhou, Nanyang, Zhoukou
Outside Henan Province: Xiamen
North Route →
Inside Henan Province: Anyang, Puyang, Hebi, Jiaozuo and Qinyang
Outside Henan Province: Shijiazhuang

Zhengzhou General Long Distance Passenger Transport Bus Station
Address: Hanghai Lu

Getting around

By Taxi

It is easy to take taxi in Zhengzhou, the cost is about 8 Yuan for the first 3 kilometers (about 1.9 miles), with an additional CNY1.2 for each additional km.

By City-bus

The public bus lines of Zhengzhou cover the area circled by the third ring road and each districts and towns. In order to offer more convenience to citizens and tourists, local government put forward the plan that open bus lines to Kaifeng, North Yellow River, etc. which is exciting especially for tourists. Tickets of buses run inside the downtown area cost one Yuan; passengers should put the ticket fair into a box near the front door when boarding the bus and alight from the rear door. Please prepare the correct fare prior to boarding as no change is given. For the bus run between the downtown area and the local villages and towns, the cost will charge according to distance.