TRANSPORTATION IN CHANGSHA

   

HUNAN , CHINA

 

 

 

By Air

There are many types of transport in Changsha that are available to tourists. Visitors who choose to fly when in Changsha can visit the head office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China which is located at No.5 Wuyi Donglu. Finding the type of transportation to getting around Changsha is not hard. There are scheduled flights that fly between Changsha Airport and 40 different cities in China regularly. The Changsha Huanghua International Airport is 24.2 km east of the city center of Changsha which is very close to Huanghua Town in Changsha County. It takes about 40 minutes from the city to the airport by car. There are buses services between the railway station and the airport. Tourists can also catch the special buses at the Civil Aviation Hotel or at the Ticket Office on the May First Road to the airport.

 

Huanghua International Airport:

Tel: 0731-4449540

 

Ticket Office at the May First Road:

Tel: 0731-2281705 , 2292397

 

Ticket Office of the China Southern Airlines Group at the May First Road:

Tel: 0731-2241374 

 

 

By Rail

 

Traveling using the train is also another popular mode of transport in Changsha. For travelers going to Shaoshan, there is a train service that goes there every day that departs early in the morning. For foreign tourists, there is a counter at the Changsha train station that is specially open for them.

 

Information Center at the Railway Station in Changsha:

Tel: 0731-2296421

 

Ticket Office at the Railway Station:

Tel: 0731-2226467

 

 

By Urban Traffic Facilities  

 

Public buses

The fares of the public buses in Changsha are quite cheap whereby passengers are charged 2 yuan for the air-conditioned bus and 1 yuan for the ordinary bus. Some buses  even charged 0.5 yuan a person. Since most buses do not have conductors, it is advisable to prepare the exact amount of fare before boarding the bus. The bus station located near the train station has services that travel to Shaoshan, Zhangjiajie and Zhuzhou.

 

Taxis

Taxis are easily found in Changsha. The starting price for Fukang, Jetta and Xiali is 8 yuan and after 3 km, the taxi fares is 1.6 yuan per km. Santana charges 1.8 yuan per km after 3 km. It is not expensive to travel by taxi in the city and the fare should be less than 20 yuan.

 

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