Xiamen City Bus

City bus system in Xiamen is well developed and traveling by it is convenient. About 3,000 buses serve nearly 200 routes around the city. Most of them run from 06:00 to 23:00. There are ordinary public buses and double-decker buses with or without a conductor, and most of lines charge CNY1 per person. According to estimate, there are some ninety routes running between the city proper and outskirt areas; another more than one hundred routes cover the city proper.

Destination	Route	Full Ticket Fare
North Railway Station	BRT 1	CNY 3.5
Gaoqi International Airport	BRT L19	CNY 0.5
	Sightseeing Line 1	CNY 60
Brahma Temple & Wild Valley Scenic Area	Tourist Line 1	CNY 7
Brahma Temple & Golden Lake Scenic Area	Tourist Line 2	CNY 7
South Putuo Temple	Take city bus no.1, 15, 21, 45, 751, 841 or 959 to get to Xiamen University. Then walk northwest around 220 yards (200 meters).	CNY 1

Notably, BRT System is a distinguished characteristic in this city. Until nowadays, there are four routes, including one reaching airport. Public transportation in this city becomes much better than before because of the application of this system.

 Line 1: 

Starting	Xiamen Ferry Dock	North Railway Station
Operating Hours	05:45-22:15	06:10 -22:50
Frequency	Normal Time: 2 to 3 minutes Rush Hour: 1 to 2 minutes
Duration	50 minutes
Main Stops	1st Port, Heping Port
Ticket Fare	CNY 3.5

 Line 2:

Starting	Xiamen Ferry Dock	Tong’an Junction Station
Operating Hours	06:10-21:15
Frequency	Normal Time: 4 to 5 minutes Rush Hour: 2 to 3 minute
Duration	70 minutes
Main Stops	Main Railway Station, Jinshan Station
Ticket Fare	CNY 4.5

 Line 3:

Starting	Xiamen Ferry Dock	Qianbu Junction Station
Operating Hours	06:10-22:30
Frequency	Normal Time: 2 to 3 minutes Rush Hour: 1 to 2 minutes
Duration	15 minutes
Main Stops	1st Ferry Dock, Main Railway Station, Longshanqiao Station
Ticket Fare	CNY 1

 Special Airport Line: L19

Starting	T3 of Gaoqi International Airport	Xianhou Bus Stop
Operating Hours	06:30 to 22:10
Main Stops	Fangzhong Road, Airport Garden Hotel
Ticket Fare	CNY 0.5

In addition, two routes are also available that cover many famous tourist attractions in this city. Hereunder is detailed information about these lines:

 Line 1:
Circle route departing from Hubin Long-distance Bus Station (Tourist Distribution Center)

Starting/Terminus	Hubin Long-distance Bus Station
Main Stops	Ferry Dock, Heping (Peace) Dock, Hulishan Fortress, Pearl Bay, Cengcuoan Area, Taiwan Culture Village, Haiyuntai Area, Yefengzhai (Coconut Wind Fort), International Conference & Exhibition Center, Kwan-yin Hill, Wuyuanwan Wetland Park, Wutong Dock, Terminal 3 of Gaoqi International Airport, Chinese Pizza Folk Garden, People's Hall
Distance	37 miles (60 kilometers)
Duration	90 minutes
Operating Hours	08:30-16:40
Frequency	30 minutes (except 12:00, 13:00, 14:00)
Ticket Fare	CNY 60 per adult (Children under 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) can enjoy the half price.)

 Line 2:

Starting	Main Railway Station
Terminus	Student Apartments of Xiamen University
Main Stops	Jinbang Park, Wenping Villas, East Gate of City Arboretum, Wenzeng Garden, Pearl Bay
Operating Hours	06:30-18:00
Frequency	30 minutes
Ticket Fare	CNY 2

 Line 1:

Starting	Brahma Temple	Wild Valley Scenic Area
Operating Hours	09:00 11:00 13:00, 15:00	10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00
Ticket Fare	CNY 7

 Line 2:

Starting	Brahma Temple	Golden Lake Scenic Area
Operating Hours	09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00	10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00
Ticket Fare	CNY 7