Shenzhen City-Bus & Taxi

With more than 1,300 bus lines and over 38,000 buses, Shenzhen has a well-developed city bus system. There are presently 4 large city bus companies in the city. They are the Shenzhen Bus Group Co., the City West Bus Company, the City East Bus Company and Henggang Bus Company. 
 

Downtown Lines: 1-982, Branch Line B601-B995, Main Line M102-M598, Express Line E10-E40
Tourist Lines: Coastal Leisure Holiday Line, Dameisha Holiday Line 1, Dapeng Holiday Shuttle Line 1-13, Dapeng Holiday Special Line 1, 4 & 6, Low-carbon City Holiday Line, Guangming Holiday Special Line, Guanlan Holiday Special Line, Hongqiao Park Special Line 1&2, Lianhua Mountain Holiday Line, Tourist Line 6, Maluan Hill Holiday Line 1-3, Pingmei Holiday Line, Wutong Mountain Holiday Line, Shenzhen Xiwan Park Holiday Line
Night Lines: N4, N6, N22, N24, N73, N90, NE26, NM242, NM479
Commuter Time Lines: Peak Line 10-221, Peak Express Line 6-86
Airport Shuttle Line: A2, A3, A4, A5 ... NA1, NA6, NA8, NA9 ...

 

City Bus

Bus Lines	Fare (CNY)
B Buses	1
M Buses	2-3
E Buses	3-10
Other Downtown Buses	2 / 2-10
Peak Lines	2-10
Tourist Lines	2-10
Night Lines	2-3 / 10

Preferential prices: 

Children under 1.2m (3.9ft) or no more than 6 yrs old	free
Children 1.2-1.5m (3.9-4.9ft) or aged 6-15 with children's pass	half ticket
the old aged over 65 with senior's pass and students with student's pass	half ticket

 Operating Time:
Most of the buses operate from around 07:00 to 23:00. Some suburban lines stop running earlier.
 

Shenzhen Tong, Shenzhen public transportation card,  provides electronic card and physical card, while to get electronic ones passengers need a mainland number to register, thus foreigners are advised to get a physical deposit card.
 

Passengers can get a card and also return it at the following service centers.

Service Center	Lcoation	Service Hours
Convention & Exhibition Center Metro Station	Between Exit B and C	08:30 - 19:30 daily (except public holidays)
Laojie Metro Station	Beside Exit B
Bao'an Center Metro Station	Between Exit E and F
Pingshanwei Metro Station	Between Exit A and B
Dongchang	Bus No. 203 stop, Taibai Rd., Luohu	08:30 - 11:30, 12:30 - 19:30 daily (except public holidays)
Nanshan	Bus No. 26 stop, Taoyuancun, Longzhu 6th Rd., Nanshan

 Tips:
1. The centers will charge a refundable deposit of CNY 20.
2. The first recharge should be no less than CNY50. The stored value should be no more than CNY1,000.
3. Passengers can top it up easily at the self-service machines at the metro stations.
  For taking city buses
Bus fare below CNY3: 20% off
Bus fare CNY3-6: 25% off for the part over CNY3
Bus fare over CNY6: 35% off for the part over CNY6
 For taking the metro: 5% off
 For transferring: Transfer between the bus and the subway or between two buses passengers can get a CNY 0.4 discount.

More than 20,000 taxis serve in the city. They are mainly in four types of red, yellow, green and blue (electric) cabs. The red and yellow ones run both in urban and suburb areas (the urban areas usually refer to Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and Yantian Districts) and they are in the largest quantity. The electric ones, in blue, cover the same areas as the red cabs. The green ones only operate in Bao’an and Longgang Districts as well as Pingshan, Dapeng, Longhua and Guangming New Areas (these are the so-called suburb areas).

 The table blow shows the taxi fare:

Taxis	Fuel Taxis	Electronic Taxis
Flag-down Rate	CNY 10 for the first 2km (1.2mi); CNY 13 at night (23:00-06:00 the next day)	CNY10 for the first 2km (1.2mi); CNY 13 at night (23:00-06:00 the next day)
Fuel Charge	CNY1	---
Charge of Each Additional Kilometer (0.6mi)	CNY2.6	CNY2.6
Night-driving Surcharge (23:00 – 06:00 the next day)	extra 30%	extra 30%
Fare for Every Minute’s Waiting	CNY0.8	CNY0.8

 Other fares: When a taxi runs farther than 25km (15.5mi) during 06:00 - 23:00, it charges extra 30% for the empty return. CNY 0.5 is charged for each luggage large than 0.2m³ (7ft³) or heavier than 20kg (44lb).

 Taxi fares from Bao’an International Airport to some major destinations in town for your reference:

Destinations	Fare
To Shenzhen Railway Station / Luohu Border	130-140
To North Railway Station	100-110
To Shekou Port	90-100
To the Window of the World	70-80
To OCT Harbour	90-100

 Tips:
1. Some taxis accept the payment with Union Pay Bank Card and local Transportation Card (Shenzhen Tong), which is mainly used on local public vehicles like subways and city buses.
2.  The 24-hour hotline for reserving a taxi: 96880.