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Changsha Transportation

Changsha had convenient transportation even in ancient times. There were more than one hundred watercourses including Xiang River and Dongting Lake. Nowadays, there are national highway 107, 319 and 106, as well as several other speedways; through Zhuzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou railway connects Zhejiang- Jiangxi railway in the east and Hunan – Guizhou railway in the west; the provincial railway Shimen – Changsha connects Yidu (Hubei) – Liuzhou (Guangxi) railway; Huanghua Airport is an international airport and has several international flight courses; the watercourses are very convenient also.

Air

Huanghua International Airport is 24.2 kilometers east to the center of Chengsha City, near Huanghua Town of Changsha County. It is the biggest airport with the most complete establishment in Hunan Province.

From Huanghua Airport, there are non-stop flights to 53 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming and Chongqing.

There are special buses from the downtown to the airport, stops: Civil Aviation Hotel (No 75, Wuyidonglu) during 6:30 AM to the last flight. One can also take public bus No 114 from railway station to Huanghua Airport. running time: 6:30 am to 16:30. One way: 65 minutes.

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Railway

Changsha is the transportation hub of China. Through Zhuzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou railway connects Zhejiang- Jiangxi railway in the east and Hunan – Guizhou railway in the west; the provincial railway Shimen – Changsha connects Yidu (Hubei) – Liuzhou (Guangxi) railway.

The railway station is located at Dongzhanlu of downtown. It could be reached by many public buses such as 108, 110, 111 and 113. Changsha railway station is an important big modern station at Beijing – Guangzhou Railway, with different waiting halls for express trains and normal trains as well as honored guest waiting room. Everyday, there are nearly one hundred passenger trains departing or passing Changsha, reaching all the big and moderate cities of China.

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Highway

Changsha is at the converging point between central and south China and Southwest China.

The 107 national highway from Beijing to Shenzhen, 319 national highway from Xiamen to Chengdu all pass Changsha.

There are three long distance bus stations: East Station, West Station and South Station, of which the East and West Bus Stations are of more use to travelers.

From East Bus Station, there are mainly coaches to Hefei, Nanchang, Xiamen, Nanjing and Shanghai.

From South Bus Station, there are mainly coaches to Guilin, and other cities, towns within the Province.

Public Bus

Of the downtown, there are perfect public transportation system, covering all the city zones and outskirts. At the time when this article were written, the price is RMB 1 for common public bus and RMB 2 for air-conditioning one.

Special Tourist Line

There are three special tourist lines in Changsha City, reaching the tourist spots like Yuelu Academy, Provincial Museum, Chuanshan Academy, the Original Residence of Jia Yi and Kaifu Temple.

Taxi

At day time, the flag-fall price of taxi in Changsha is RMB 3 for 1 kilometer, additional charge within 3 kilometers: RMB 4 for 1 to 1.5 kilometers, RMB 5 for 1.5 to 2 kilometers, RMB 6 for 2 to 2.5 kilometers, and RMB 7 for 2.5 to 3 kilometers. Over three kilometers, RMB 1.8 is charged for each kilometer.

At nighttime (21:00 – 05:00 am), the charge is: within 3 kilometers, adds RMB 1 on the base of day time charge; over 3 kilometers, RMB 2.16 for each kilometer.

It is charged every 500 meters. If the passenger requires the taxi stop and wait midway, RMB 1.8 / each 5 minutes during daytime or RMB 2.16 during nighttime.

 

 

 

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