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.
Ports Essentials
Lotus Mountain Port 莲花山港口
It takes about 30 minutes from Guangzhou urban area to Panyu Lotus Mountain Port, and that from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is 1 hour.
- Address: Panyu District, Guangzhou (广州番禺区)
- Tel: 020-8465 9906, 8465 9907
Huangpu Port 黄埔码头
- Address: Huangpu District, Guangzhou (广州黄浦区)
- How to Get There: Passengers can get to Tianhe Sport Center or Dongshankou by subway, and then transfer to Bus 50 to get to Huangpu Port. Buses 24, 43 and 292 link Guangzhou East Station with the port.
Nansha Port 南沙港口
- Address: 2 Nan Er Road, Shangmao Avenue, Haibin Xincheng (海滨新城商贸大道南2路)
- Tel: 020-8468 8963
From Guangzhou to Hong Kong
One course takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes, and it would stop ticket checking 10 minutes before the ship’s setting sail. The followings are the timetables for ship between Guangzhou Lotus Mountain Port and Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal.
From Guangzhou Lotus Mountain Port to Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal
| Ship | Time for Departing from Guangzhou Lotus Mountain Port | Time for Arriving at Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Ship 1 | 08:30 | 10:20 |
| Ship 2 | 10:20 | 12:30 |
| Ship 3 | 13:10 | 15:00 |
| Ship 4 | 15:20 | 17:10 |
| Ship 5 | 18:00 | 19:50 |
From Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal to Guangzhou Lotus Mountain Port
| Ship | Time for Departing from Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal | Time for Arriving at Guangzhou Lotus Mountain Port |
|---|---|---|
| Ship 1 | 07:50 | 09:40 |
| Ship 2 | 09:00 | 10:50 |
| Ship 3 | 11:00 | 12:50 |
| Ship 4 | 14:00 | 15:40 |
| Ship 5 | 18:20 | 20:10 |
The timetable of the ticket fare per person
| VIP Class | First Class | Second Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | 205 HKD or 185 yuan | 185 HKD or 165 yuan | 165 HKD or 145 yuan |
| Child | 122 HKD or 93 yuan | 112 HKD or 83 yuan | 102 HKD or 73 yann |
From Guangzhou to Macau
Taking a ship from Guangzhou to Macau only costs 80 minutes, comparing with about 2.5 hours by land transport. The ship is available in every weekend, departs at 13:45 from Guangzhou Nansha Port to Macau, and goes back at 15:50 from Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal. Ticket fare for a round trip per adult costs 360 yuan.
Haikou to Guangzhou Cruise
There are boats from Haikou to Guangzhou every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The boat depart from Haikou Xiuying Port (秀英码头) at 15:30 and arrive at Guangzhou Nansha Huangge Town Zai Island Port (南沙黄阁镇沙仔岛码头) at 8:30 the next day. The journey takes about 18 hours.
Ticket Price: 450 for deluxe cabin, 320 yuan for first class, 260 yuan for second class, 220 yuan for A cabin (8 persons) of the third class, 200 yuan for B cabin of the third class (18 seats), and 150 yuan for the fourth class.
There are buses at Guangzhou Nansha Huangge Town Zai Island Port to take passengers to Guangzhou City, and the bus is scheduled with the arrival of the boat.
Note: There are several ports in Haikou, but only Xiuying Port operates ships to Guangzhou.
Guangzhou to Haikou Cruise
Ship from Guangzhou to Haikou operates every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It departs from Guangzhou Nansha Huangge Town Zai Island Port (南沙黄阁镇沙仔岛码头) at 15:00.
Price is the same with that from Haikou to Guangzhou.
There are buses serving passengers from the city of Guangzhou to the port. Places to take the bus are Da Sha Tou, No 466 Yan Jiang East Road (大沙头, 沿江东路466号); time: 12:10
The West Gate of Tianhe Town (天河城西门), the A exit of subway in West Tiyu Road (体育西路地铁a出口); time: 12:40
Jiayue Building in Che Po Road (车陂路加悦大厦), No 38 Zhongshan Avenue (中山大道中38号).
