By Air
Huanghua
International Airport (CSX) is inconveniently located 25 kilometers
(about 15.5 miles) away to the east of the city center. Currently,
the airport has international links with adjacent South East Asian
cities including Bangkok, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Nagoy and Fukuoka.
Direct flights by CAAC connect the city with Hong Kong, Beijing,
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, and Chongqing and over 40
other major cities in China. There is no direct flight from Changsha
to the Tibetan and Inner Mongolian areas at present.
Enquiry: 0731- 4449540
Airport transport
Airport shuttle buses ply the main roads between the airport and
the city center and a single trip takes about one hour. You can
take the shuttles from the front of the Civil Aviation Hotel (Minhang
Jiudian) at No. 75, Wuyi Dong Lu at 10 Yuan per person. The first
bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. and the last one serves the final flight
arrival each day. The fare is 10 - 15 Yuan. An alternative is to
take Bus 114 from the railway station to the airport between 6:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The single trip takes around one hour.
A taxi ride from the airport to the city center takes 100-120 Yuan.
Ticket Offices
CAAC ticket office: 0731-4119821
CAAC ticket office: 0731-4112222
By train
As an important hub of the national Jingguang Railway
(Beijing-Guangzhou), Changsha benefits from rail connections to
almost every major city in China. The railway station is located
in the east end of the city at Chezhan Lu. Bus 108, 110, 113 from
the city center will take you there.
The trip from Changsha to Beijing, Shanghai, Guiyang
and Kunming takes about 16 hours while journeys to Guangzhou and
Shenzhen take about eight to ten hours. A trip to the scenic city
of Zhangjiajie lasts about five hours.
In the very west end of Hunan Province, is Feng
Huang Cheng (Phoenix Town), which claims to be the most beautiful
town in China. For backpackers who want to go there, take Bus 114
to the railway station and board a train to Jishou. The trip from
the airport to the railway station takes about fifty minutes to
one hour.
Changsha Railway Station
Address: Chezhan Lu
Train Info Enquiry1: 0731-2637122 (operator)
Train Info Enquiry1: 0731-2634567 (auto-respond)
Station Enquiry: 0731-2296421
Ticket Office
You can only book your tickets up to five days
in advance of your travel date. However, it should be appreciated
that sometimes this ticket pre-sell period may be adjusted when
demand is heavy.
The following table shows the locations of the
various agencies so you can find the one nearest to where you intend
to stay.
|
Ticket Agency |
Address |
Area |
Telephone |
| South Railway Station Agency |
No. 2, Shuyuan Lu |
Central Area |
0731-5825507 |
| China Youth Travel Agency |
No. 46, Zhanlanguan Lu |
Central Area |
0731-2232215 |
| Renmin Lu Agency |
No.158, Renmin Lu |
Central Area |
0731-5505702 |
| Jiefang Lu Agency |
No.48, Jiefang Lu |
Central Area |
0731-4436130 |
| Hunan Normal University Agency |
Tourist School of Hunan Normal University |
Western Bank |
0731-8872486 |
| Tiantian Agency |
1st Floor, Zhongshan Hotel, Wuyi Zhonglu |
Central Area |
0731-2222278/222 |
| Agency in Jingxin Hotel |
No. 478, Fenglin Erlu |
Western Bank |
0731-8868882 |
| Wuyi Xilu Agency |
No.143, Wuyi Xilu |
Central Area |
0731-4403212 |
| Deya Lu Agency |
No.88, Deya Lu |
Northern Area |
0731-4556641 |
| Tianxi Agency |
No.68, Chengnan Lu, Tianxin District |
Southern Central |
0731-5155796 |
| Wenyilu Agency |
No.4, Jiefang Donglu |
Central Area |
0731-2227544 |
| Dongtang Agency |
No.482, Shaoshan Lu |
Central Area |
0731-5513747 |
| Fenglin Agency |
East end of Fengxiang Building, Hexi |
Western Bank |
0731-8861120 |
| Ping'an Building |
1st floor, Ping'an Building, Furong Zhonglu |
Central Area |
0731-4410936 |
By road
Changsha is the hub of three inter-province freeways
including Freeway 107 (Beijing–Shenzhen), Freeway 391 (Chengdu–Xiamen)
and Freeway 106. A well developed highway network connects Changsha
with many major Chinese cities and buses leaving from the three
Long Distance Passenger Bus Stations in Changsha serve most of the
eastern part of the country. Although it is impossible to list all
the destinations that can be reached from the three passenger stations;
we have listed a selection of the main and most popular ones for
reference.
Long Distance Passenger Station
East Distant Passenger Station
Address: Shiyuanda Yi Lu
Destinations: Hefei, Nanchang, Xiamen, Nanjing and Shanghai
Enquiry: 0731- 4611731
South Distant Passenger Station
Address: 643, Shizhongyi Yi Lu
Destinations: Guilin, Xiamen, Nanjing and neighboring cities in
Hunan Province
Enquiry: 0731-5630505
West Distant Passenger Station
Address: Xiaoxiang Beilu
Destinations: neighboring cities in Hubei and Hunan provinces
Enquiry: 0731-8816553
Intercity Commuters
These run between Changshan and Zhuzhou or Changshan
and Xiangtan are available south of Apollo Square at the railway
station. The buses leave every 15 to 20 minutes; fares being 15
or 16 Yuan per person.
Rail Links
In addition, south of Apollo Shopping Square, a
busy shopping area in the northwestern corner of the railway station,
there are regular buses that leave for Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, which
are the cities where most travelers change trains from the north-south
Jiangguang Railway to continue their journeys in either an easterly
or westerly direction. Buses leave daily at intervals of fifteen
or twenty minutes; fares are 16.5 Yuan and 15.5 Yuan.
Travel to neighboring destinations
There are several popular destinations in the neighborhood
of Changsha, which can easily be reached by both bus and train.
These include Zhangjiajie, (Zhangjiajie Scenic Spot), Hengyang (Mt.
Hengshan), Yueyang (Yueyang Tower) and Jishou (Phoenix City). Buses
leave daily for Shaoshan (Hometown of Chairman Mao), Mt. Hengshan
and Zhangjiajie.
By Water
Dongting Hu, China's second-largest freshwater
lake is located in Hunan Province and the waterways connecting it
to Changsha provide access to the great Yangtze. Ships leaving Changsha
carry passengers to Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai, Nanjing, Lianyungang
and other ports of call along the Yangtze. The inland water navigation
is highly developed and Changsha Passenger Port has regular shipping
to many cities in the northern part of the province around the Dongting
Lake including Yueyang, Yiyang, Xiangtan and Changde.
Enquiry: 0731-2222307
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