Getting Around


By Taxi
Chengdu has created hundreds of new taxi stands in its streets. The stands are approximately two meters (78.7 feet) high, with a green ginkgo leaf shaped board on a blue Y-shaped support. The signs are written in both Chinese and English.Taxi fare is CNY 5 for the first 3 kilometers and CNY 1.4 per every succeeding kilometer from 6:00 to 22:00. At night from 22:00 to 6:00 next morning, the taxi fee is CNY 6 for the first 3 kilometers and CNY 1.7 per every succeeding kilometer. Chengdu taxi drivers are said to be 'living maps'. They can give helpful suggestions on where to have dinner and to have fun in Chengdu.

By Bus
Chengdu's public bus services extend in all directions. You can get to most of places, especially sights inside the city, by bus. Common public buses charge CNY 1, while buses with air-conditioning charge CNY 2. Take small change as there are no conductors on many of the buses.

By Sight-seeing Bus

The newly-operated sight-seeing buses No.901 and No.902 are really good choices for touring the city. The routes cover most of the famous tourist attractions of Chengdu and are considered convenient by most tourists.

No.901 double-decker roofless sight-seeing bus departs every 30 minutes.
First Stop: New South Gate Tourist Distributing Center; operating hours: 8:30 - 18:00
Last Stop: Jinsha Site; operating hours: 9:45 - 18:30
Ticket Price: RMB10 allowing five admissions per day or RMB3 for only one boarding.
Route: New South Gate Tourist Distributing Center - Renming Road - Wuhou Memorial Temple - Qingyang Temple - Songxian Bridge - Thatched Cottage of Du Fu - Qingyang Avenue - Jinsha Site

No.902 sight-seeing bus departs every 15 minutes.
First Stop: New South Gate Tourist Distributing Center; operating hours: 8:00 - 16:30
Last Stop: Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center; operating hours: 9:30 - 18:00
Ticket Price: RMB2
Route: New South Gate Tourist Distributing Center - Yuefu Street - Caoshi Street - Wenshu Workshop - Jiefang Road - East Erxian - Bridge Road - Chenghua Avenue - Longtan Temple - Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center

The stewards on the sight-seeing buses will introduce the passing tourist attractions in both Chinese and English. In addition, there are multimedia systems of mobile TV sets, tourist film players, isochronous broadcasters with four foreign languages of English, French, Korean and Japanese, etc. to facilitate foreigners.

By Pedicab
Gathering within the First Ring Road, especially in the center of Chengdu, the pedicab has been a typical feature of the city. Drivers wear uniforms with identifying cards. The charge starts from CNY 5. You can bargain.

Rental
Despite traffic considerations, Chengdu welcomes private cars. Car rental is an option if you did not join a package tour.

Price: CNY 650 a day for a 12-seat microbus
CNY 1,000 a day for a 7-seat jeep
CNY 700 a day for a common car

And also you can employ a driver, about CNY 50 one person per day (8 hours).

Travelers' Voices on Getting Around Chengdu

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Nov. 3,2009 13:40 Reply

Mr.Zarko(Serbia) said:

Ok, I've seen the rest of the page and other links :-). I guess my previous question is kind stupid.

Thanks again
zarko

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Nov. 3,2009 13:35 Reply

Mr.Zarko(Serbia) said:

Gan you give me some general info about price range in Chengdu (taxi, shopping...etc.)

thanks
Zarko

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Oct. 26,2009 03:37 Reply

Mr.Sam(spore) said:

I'll be visiting Chengdu in December.I want to drive a hired car.
May I know what are the rules/regulation for foreign drivers to
drive in China.

Oct. 26,2009 05:20
Ms.ANGELKOK(China) replied:

Hi Sam, foreigner can't drive in Chengdu, most of the car rental co. arrange the local driver service. You may contact Mr.Luo 13730608607. He is offering car rental service in Chengdu.

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Sep. 30,2009 10:38 Reply

Mr.Sam(usa) said:

Is there a public transportation option available from Mt Emei to Chengdu? We are 4 persons wanting to leave on the morning of October 17th

Oct. 7,2009 21:13
Ms.Jasmine replied:

Yes, you can go by bus. In the city center of Emeisshan, buses to Chengdu are easy to find in the city's bus station and will take you to Chengdu in 2 hours. In the scenic spot, it should also have bsues back to Chengdu.

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Sep. 14,2009 00:21 Reply

Ms.Williams(south africa) said:

Please can you tell me how i can contact a private common car and driver for the day for myself? who do i contact? thank you!!

Sep. 14,2009 01:38
Mr.jill(cn) replied:

You need ot hire a private common car, right? You can make a posting in the community of this site. There will be someone to contact you.
http://community.travelchinaguide.com/

Sep. 18,2009 23:44
Ms.ANGIE09(Malaysia) replied:

I used the services of Xie Cheng Car Rental Co. Ltd during my last trip in Chengdu. They offer good service and reasonable price. You may try them: Luo 86 15928629611. Have a nice trip there!

Sep. 19,2009 03:15
Ms.Williams(south africa) replied:

Thank you very much everyone for your help!!! :-) :-)

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Jun. 5,2009 04:11 Reply

Mr.cassie(au) said:

News said that a No.9 bus caught fire this morning at around 9am, died and injured cumulated to more than a hundred, does anyone here has more details on this tragedy?

Jun. 5,2009 23:01
Mr.Derek(China) replied:

Yes, it's really a big tragedy. More than 20 people died and 76 passengers hurt. Now, this city bus is being checked.

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