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Guangzhou is the transportation hub of Southern China. The new Guangzhou Airport is an important International airport in China. Each day there are flights to all parts of China and some foreign countries. Guangzhou's highway system is also well developed. The region's sprawling road can take visitors to the whole country. There is also good water transportation system in which the Huangpu Port is a very important large port in Southern China.
Check out Guangzhou-Shenzhen transportation, Guangzhou-Hong Kong Transportation, Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macau Transportation and Wuhan-Guangzhou transportation.
Air Transport
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) from Guangzhou urban area. In China, the passenger throughput of Baiyun Airport is only ranked after Beijing Capital Airport. Besides airlines to every part of China, there are 16 international air lines linking Guangzhou with Los Angeles in the USA, Amsterdam in Holland, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Osaka and Tokyo in Japan Paris in France, Seoul in South Korea, Lagos in Nigeria and South and Southeast Asian countries (including Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia). It costs about 30 minutes taking a taxi from urban area to the airport costs, and the fare is about 20 yuan. Shuttle bus is also available, costing 3 yuan per person, and the shuttle bus sets out when the bus is full. Check the timetable of the airport shuttle buses or book a flight ticket.
Trains Transport
There are five railway stations in Guangzhou: Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou North Railway Station and Guangzhou West Railway Station. Guangzhou Railway Station is in Huanshi Road (环市路), and it is the largest and the most important station in Guangzhou, at present. Trains departing to Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an, Lhasa and many other cities in China. Read more.
Coach/Bus Transport
There is a developed highway system in Guangzhou. Guang-Fo(Guangzhou-Foshan) Highway and Guang-Hua Highway were put into use in succession. Now, there are about 20 big long-distance bus stations in Guangzhou including the major ones of the Provincial Bus Station, Fangcun Bus Station, Guangzhou Passenger Transport Center, Tianhe Bus Station and Yuexiu South Bus Station, offering plenty of coaches to different cities and counties in and out of Guangdong Province. Read more.
Ship Transport
Guangzhou is located beside the Pearl River, and it is one of the most famous port cities in China. The Pearl River is the second largest navigable canal in China, only ranked after the Yangtze River. Passengers can take ship to Hong Kong, Macau and Haikou.
There are totally many ports in Guangzhou, including Humen Port, Xinsha Port, Huangpu Port, Nansha Port and many other inner ports. The ship routes links Guangzhou to hundreds of ports including domestic ports and abroad ports. Most of these ports are cargo ports. However, three ports provides service of passenger transport: Panyu Lotus Mountain Port provides high speed passenger liners to Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong daily, Huangpu Port offers ships to Xiuying Port in Haikou and Nansha Port operates ships to Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal in Macau. Read more.
Jetfoil Transport
Passenger also can take a jetfoil: a five-star Premier Jetfoil with exclusive and luxurious services of superb quality coming and going among Macau, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Internatinonal Airport, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, Shenzhen Shekou Port and Guangzhou Nansha Port. The newest five-star Premier Jetfoil is equipped with the latest LED lighting system, top- quality Samsung onboard entertainment system, VIP Cabin which comes with a self-controlled air conditioning and lighting system and free WiFi service. Passengers of VIP Cabin can use the online meal reservation service, reserving on www.turbojetbooking.com 24 hours prior to sailing time for specified meal choice. Check out more information about jetfoil transport among Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau.
City Transport
City Buses
In Guangzhou there are about 8,000 buses, most of which are air-conditioned buses. Hence the ticket fare is different: 1 yuan for common buses, and 2 yuan for air-conditioned buses. In addition, ticket fare for some buses run pass collage town, Luoxi Bridge and Yongzhou Ridge is 3 yuan. These buses are mostly available from 06:00 to 22:00.
For passengers’ convenience, Guangzhou also equipped with night buses (Night 1–Nigh 41), most of which are available till 01:50 in the night and some of them even run overnight. Ticket fare (for the distance under 21.5 kilometers or about 13 miles) is 1.5 yuan per person for common buses and 3 yuan per person for air-conditioned buses, and that for the distance above 21.5 kilometer is 2.5 yuan and 4 yuan orderly.
Taxis
At present, Guangzhou has about 16,000 taxies but demand is also huge particularly during peak hours from 8 am to 9 am and at lunch and dinner. Taking a taxi follow the principles of "marked prices": The flag down fare is 7 yuan for the first 2.3 kilometers, and it is 2.6 every additional kilometer after that.
Subway
Guangzhou’s subway network covers much of the city center. The ticket ranges from 2 Yuan to 12 Yuan. Currently, Lines 1 and 2 are the most useful to tourists, because these two lines run east-west and north-south respectively across the city center.
By Air
The Guangzhou Baiyun Airport has flights to every part of China and some overseas cities. The airport is situated 6 kilometers west of the city. And there are specific airport highways from the urban areas to the airport.
Hi Agii,
Thank you for your inquiry.
The cheapest way to get Foshan from Beijing is take a train.
You can go to the Beijing West Railway Station (No. 118 Lianhuachi East Rd. Fengtai District, Beijing) to purchase a ticket of the T201/T204 train, and simply board the train, it takes about 22 hours to get Foshan Railway Station, the price is CNY 458 for hard sleeper, CNY 705 for soft sleeper. According to the current railway schedule, this train departs Beijing at 18:10 everyday.
Hope it helps.
Notice: The price and schedule might change without any notice; it subject to the official schedule at the particular day, the information above is just for your reference. Please kindly understand.
Hi Vivek,
Jetfoil is available from Macau to Guangzhou, you can check the price and time here: http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/transportation/jetfoil-transport.htm
You can find the local delicious in Food Street. Food Street is an unpretentious establishment where you can enjoy a wide range of appetizing and delicious "street food" from around Asia.
ADD: 1/F, No. 122 Liu Hua Lu, GUANGZHOU
广州流花路122 号中国大酒店1楼 食街
Regards.
Coco
Hi Vivek,
Guangdong Province is famous as an export industry region. You can stay there and explore the city on your own or shop around. http://www.chinahighlights.com/guangzhou/shopping.htm
Regards,
Coco
Hi Evette,
The best and convenient way to go from Guangzhou Airport to Hotel Canton is to take a taxi, the fare would be around CNY150. The best way to travel to Hong Kong from Guangzhou is to take a train, CNY190 plus booking fee if you book it through your hotel, websites are only for information but not purchasing.
For your reference, the temperature in Guangzhou in February is 10-17 degrees based on record in the past few years.
Hi Quyen,
Based on the information we have on hand, you can travel to Hong Kong either by train, flight or sea as long as you have a valid visa to enter Hong Kong.
The best way to travel is from Guangzhou lotus port to HongKong by boat.
You can take 2 taxis, or rent a car from your hotel. May I know from where you would like to go to the airport?
Hi Lisa,
It is about 110km from airport to the hotel. You need at least 2 hrs. You'll firstly take Airport express N0.7A to Panyu hotel , then walk 400 meters to
Xinghai park station to take bus No.143 and get off at Jinsha station then walk 460m to this hotel.
It is better to take a taxi or ask the hotel to arrange a transfer for you. It will be not a good idea to use public transport if you don't read Chinese.
Regards
Leon
Dear Toritoritori,
I suggest you take a train from Guangzhou to Zhuhai. It takes about 1 hour and it costs about US$7 per person. Please check the details on our website. Click here: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/search-result.asp
Dear Michael,
It takes about 1 hour by ship to Hong Kong from Macau. It costs about US$30 per person at least. Please click here for the details: http://www.turbojet.com.hk/eng/schedule/prd.asp
