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Changsha Transportation -- Getting There

By Air
 Changsha Flights
Airport Code: CSX
 Location: Huanghua Town, 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) to the city center
 Brief Intro: The largest and best-equipped airport in Hunan Province, Changsha Huanghua International Airport is also famous as one of the top 20 busiest airports in China. Its terminal building, built in 1986 and enlarged in 2000 to cover an area of 34,000 sq m (8 acres), is capable of handling 4,600,000 passengers every year and 1,890 at peak hours. Apart from a 2,600-meter-long (1.6 miles) runway and a taxi track of the equal length, the airport is also equipped with such communication navigation systems as ILS, VOR/DME, NDB and advanced ground security facilities, which enable it to handle Boeing 737, 757, 767 and A320, etc. International flights to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong are available while over 60 air routes connect it to more than 40 domestic cities.

 Facilities:
Xinta Shopping Center: north end of the Departures Hall (Level 2)
Xinta Shopping Counters: Lounge 1-7, Lounge 10
Xinta Supermarkets: Lounge 10 (Level 2), north end of the Arrivals Hall (Level 1) Yinlu Tea House: south end of the Departures Hall
Jingui Restaurant: north end of the Departures Hall
Coffee Time: Lounge 4
Jingui Tea House: Lounge 6
Jinxiangge Restaurant: Lounge 7
Yixiangyuan Restaurant: south end of Level 1 Arrivals Hall
Commercial Lounges: Expedited boarding procedures and friendly service can be enjoyed in the commercial lounges, which are located at the south end of Level 2 Departures Hall.
Tel: 0731-84797606

 Services:
Airport Hotlines: 0731-84797255, 0731-84798777
Information Desks: The information desks situated in the center of the Departures Hall, Lounge 6 and the Arrivals Hall are available for flight information and boarding procedure, copying and faxing services as well as arranging the special needs of seniors, the disabled or unaccompanied children.
Lost&Found: the information desk in the center of the Departures Hall, 0731-84797255
Ticketing: south entrance of the Departures Hall, 0731-84798666, 0731-84799666
China Southern Airlines: north entrance of the Departures Hall, 0731-84787666

 Transportation:
 Huanghua Airport — downtown Changsha
By Shuttle Bus

Bus Routes Pick-up Station Departure Time Ticket Fare Duration
Airport→Civil Aviation Hotel (closet to Changsha Railway Station) --- From the first flight to the last flight arrival CNY16.5 40 minutes
Civil Aviation Hote → Airport 47, Wuyi Dong Lu, Furong District 06:20~20:30 every 15 minutes CNY16.5 40 minutes
Airport→Changsha South Bus Station --- 09:00~17:00 every 40 minutes CNY16.5 50 minutes
Changsha South Bus Station→Airport 811, Zhongyi Yi Lu 09:00~17:00 every 40 minutes CNY16.5 50 minutes
Airport→Helong Stadium --- 09:20~22:30 every 40 minutes CNY16.5 40 minutes
Helong Stadium (in front of of Daronghe Holiday Inn)→Airport Laodong Xi Lu 06:20~20:30 every 40 minutes CNY16.5 40 minutes

By City-Bus 114:
Huanghua Airport→Changsha East Bus Station→Mawangdui Han Tombs→Changsha Railway Station (totally 43 stops)
Changsha Railway Station→Mawangdui Han Tombs→Changsha East Bus Station→Huanghua Airport (totally 39 stops)
Ticket fare: CNY3
Operating hours: 06:30~18:30
Duration: about one hour

 Huanghua Airport — nearby Cities (Changde, Yiyang, Yueyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Pingxiang)

Bus Routes Pick-up Station Departure Time Ticket Fare Duration
Airport→Changde --- 11:00, 14:30, 17:00 CNY80 3.5 hours
Changde→Airport Changde Civil Aviation Hotel 06:30, 10:00, 13:00 CNY80 3.5 hours
Airport→Yiyang --- 11:00, 14:30, 17:00 CNY45 2 hours
Yiyang→Airport Yiyang East Bus Station 11:30, 14:30 CNY45 2 hours
Airport→Yueyang --- 14:30, 16:30 CNY70 2 hours
Yueyang→Airport Yueyuang CAAC Ticket Office 07:50, 11:40 CNY70 2 hours
Airport→Zhuzhou --- 10:30, 14:30, 16:30, 18:00 CNY40 1 hour
Zhuzhou→Airport Lv Yuan Hotel, close to Zhuzhou Railway Station 08:00, 10:30, 13:00, 16:00 CNY40 1 hour
Airport→Xiangtan --- 10:30, 14:30, 16:30 CNY40 1 hour
Xiangtan→Airport Xiangtan CAAC Ticket Office 08:00, 14:30, 16:30 CNY40 1 hour
Airport→Pingxiang --- 11:00, 17:00 CNY80 2 hours
Pingxiang→Airport Pingxiang Dongfang Hotel 07:00, 14:00 CNY80 2 hours

By Train
 Changsha Train Schedule
 Changsha Railway Station
As an important hub of the national Jingguang Railway (Beijing-Guangzhou), Changsha benefits from rail connections to almost every major city in China. Everyday, there is a bullet train departing from Shanghai South Railway Station and arrive in Changsha in 8 hours. For passengers who would like to visit the charming Fenghuang Cheng (Phoenix Town), they could take trains here to Jishou and then transfer to Fenghuang by bus.
Address: Chezhan Road, close to Wuyi Dadao, Changsha City
City-buses: 114, 602, 139, 317, 401, 1, 7, 9, 12, 101, 104, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 118, 121, 126, 127, 135, 136, 148, 158, 168, 202, 312, 803, 801, Tour Special Line 1, Tour Special Line 3, Li Shan Line
How to get to Changsha Huanghua Airport: At Changsha Railway station, passengers could take the city-bus 114 to arrive at Huanghua Airport directly in 1 hour.
Alternatively, passengers could go to the Civil Aviation Hotel, which is located in the walking-distance from Changsha Railway Station. Here, the airport shuttle bus could be caught, which could get to Changsha Airport in 40 minutes.

 Changsha South Railway Station
This railway station was built to serve the express trains running along the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. Currently, there are over 50 high-speed trains departing and stopping at this railway station. The train only takes about 1.5 hours running between Changsha and Wuhan, and about 2~2.5 hours between Changsha and Guangzhou.
Address: Lituo Town, Yuhua District, Changsha (about 10 kilometers away from city center)
City-buses: 63, 503, 66, 159, 160, 348, 16, 124 (04:00~ the next 01:00), 135 (04:00~ the next 01:00)
To Changsha Railway Station: 159 (50 minutes)
To Changsha South Bus Station: 16
To Changsha North Bus Station: 159
To Changsha West Bus Station: 348, 63, 66
To Huanghua Airport: Please take a city-bus or cab to arrive at Changsha Railway Station or Changsha South Bus Station, both of where the airport shuttle bus could be caught.

Ticket: 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 Telephone
South Railway Station Agency No. 2, Shuyuan Road 0731-85825507
China Youth Travel Agency No. 46, Zhanlanguan Road 0731-82232215
Renmin Lu Agency No.158, Renmin Road 0731-85505702
Jiefang Lu Agency No.48, Jiefang Road 0731-84436130
Hunan Normal University Agency Tourist School of Hunan Normal University 0731-88872486
Tiantian Agency 1st Floor, Zhongshan Hotel, Wuyi Road (Middle) 0731-82222278/222
Agency in Jingxin Hotel No. 478, Fenglin Er Road 0731-88868882
Wuyi Xilu Agency No.143, Wuyi Road (West) 0731-84403212
Deya Lu Agency No.88, Deya Road 0731-84556641
Tianxi Agency No.68, Chengnan Road, Tianxin District 0731-85155796
Wenyilu Agency No.4, Jiefang Road (East) 0731-82227544
Dongtang Agency No.482, Shaoshan Road 0731-85513747
Fenglin Agency East end of Fengxiang Building, Hexi 0731-88861120
Ping'an Building 1st floor, Ping'an Building, Furong Road (Middle) 0731-84410936

By Water
Dongting Lake, China's second largest freshwater lake is located in Hunan Province; the waterways connecting it to Changsha provide access to the great Yangtze. Ships leaving from Changsha carry passengers to 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 around the Dongting Lake in Hunan Province including Yueyang, Yiyang, Xiangtan, Jinshi, Shaping and Changde. The schedule below is for reference only:

Destination Departure Time Ship Style
Xiangtan every hour 07:10-17:30 Yacht/airship
Jinshi 13:00 airship
Shaping 13:30 Passenger liner

Enquiry: 0731-82222307

By Long-Distance Bus
Changsha is the hub of three inter-province freeways including No.107 Freeway (Beijing–Shenzhen), No.391 Freeway (Chengdu–Xiamen) and No.106 Freeway. A well developed highway network connects Changsha with many major cities in China and buses leaving from the three Long-distance 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 bus stations; we have listed a selection of the main and most popular ones for reference.

East Bus Station
Address: Shiyuanda Yi Road
Destinations: Hefei, Nanchang, Xiamen, Nanjing and neighboring cities in Hunan Province
Enquiry: 0731- 84611731
South Bus Station
Address: No.643, Shizhongyi Yi Road
Destinations: Guilin, Xiamen, Nanjing and neighboring cities in Hunan Province
Enquiry: 0731-85630505
West Bus Station
Address: Xiaoxiang Road (North)
Destinations: neighboring cities in Hubei and Hunan provinces
Enquiry: 0731-88816332

Intercity Commuters:
At the south of Friendship and Apollo Commercial Square, which is 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 Jingguang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway to continue their journeys in either an easterly or westerly direction.