Getting There

By Air
Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Airport Code: INC
Location: Linhe County, Lingwu City, 25 kilometers (16 miles) to the city center
Brief Intro: Yinchuan is a hub of communications both in Ningxia and the surrounding areas. Located by the Yellow River, Yinchuan Hedong Airport is one of the domestic airports in China. It is presently connected to over 20 cities by either direct flights, or transferring in Xian and Beijing. The terminal building covers a total area of 15,000 square meters (3.7 acres) and is well equipped with updated checking facilities and services such as, a medical center and restaurants supplying food of Hui Nationality. Its yearly capacity of handling 819,000 passengers is to be improved by a new expansion under consideration. There are eight flights to Xian, five flights to Beijing and two flights to Shanghai everyday and altogether over 220 scheduled routes to many destinations weekly.

Airport Transportation:
Regular shuttle buses will take you to the airport from urban districts, the fee is about CNY15. It starts from the Century Building (at 24 Yuhuangge, Beijie) via the International Hotel (at 365 Beijing, Donglu), on to the Booking Office of China Air Express (at Minzu Beijie) and finally to the Civil Aviation Building (No. 87, Shengli Beijie). When the bus arrives at the Civil Aviation Building it is approximately one and a half hours prior to the planes take off time. You can also take a taxi to the airport from the city zone which will cost you around CNY30.

By Train
Yinchuan Railway Station is at Bao-Lan Railway (Baotou to Lanzhou) is connected to every main line of travel and reaches to most ports in coastal areas. In addition, Zhongbao Railway (Zhongwei in Yinchuan Province to Baoji in Shaanxi Province) is connected by the New Eurasia Land Bridge that can take you directly to Middle Asia and Europe via Xinjiang Province. There are nonstop trains from Yinchuan to Beijing, Lanzhou, Hohhot, Baotou, Datong, and Zhangjiakou, etc.

By Long-Distance Bus
Yinchuan Long-Distance Bus Station lies near South Gate Square. There are now nearly 30 long-distance bus routes going to every city or county of Ningxia as well as some areas of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province. No.1 and No.2 bus can take you to the station.
Address for Yinchuan Long-distance Bus Station: No.22, Nanxun Donglu

Timetable of some city tourist routes from the station:

Destinations	First bus	Intervals
Sand Lake	7:30	half an hour
Suyukou	8:00	an hour
Western Xia Imperial Tombs	8:00	two hours
Shapotou	9:30	--
TV and Film City	8:00	two hours

Note: Additional journeys will be added according to the volume of tourists.

Getting Around

By City-Bus
There are more than 22 inner-city bus routes as well as several sight-seeing bus routes in Yinchuan.
Yinchuan Western Tourist Route: South Gate - Western Xia Imperial Tombs - Western Film and TV City
Yinchuan Eastern Tourist Route: South Gate - Jinshuiyuan Tourist Area - Western Xia Film and TV City - Shaquanzhai

By Taxi
The basic fare for taxies in Yinchuan is CNY5 (within three kilometers) you pay an additional CNY1 or 1.2 per kilometer for further than three kilometers. Generally the taxi fee is within CNY 10 in the city zone, and the fare from the city center to the Railway Station is about CNY15.

Note: The taxi fee between 23:00-05:00 is a littler higher than during the daytime.