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By Air
The Chongqing
Jiangbei International Airport is only 23 kilometers from the
city of Chongqing. It is located in Shaping Town
in Yubei District in the northeast of the city.
Tourists will be glad to know that there are
shuttle bus service that runs between the ticket
office and the airport which are times according
to flights. An expressway goes directly from the city to the
airport. Scheduled flights flies regularly from
Chongqing to 27 large and medium-sized cities in
China and also to countries like Japan and
Thailand.
By Rail
The Chongqing
Railway Station is Chongqing Municipality's
passenger transport center with three main
railways meeting here. They are the
Sichuan-Guizhou, Chengdu-Chongqing and
Xiangfan-Chongqing railways.
By Sea
With regards to
water transportation, the Chongqing Passenger
Wharf is located at Chaotianmen at the eastern
end of Yuzhong District, where the Yangtze River
meets the Jialing River. The wharf is the best
starting spot to take a boat tour of the Three
Gorges on the Yangtze River. Convenient
transport facilities can be found at Chongqing
Port and it can be reached by bus Nos. 102, 103,
128, 232, 382, 401 and 418.
By Urban Traffic
Facilities
Public buses
One of the more
common types of transportation in Chongqing is
to travel using the Urban Traffic Facilities. The urban transport
in Chongqing is very advanced with several
dozens of public buses and trolley buses running
in the city daily and the suburban areas from
5.00 pm to 9.00 pm. In recent years, Chongqing
has operated mini buses, air-conditioned buses
and round-the-city tourist buses, and rush-hour
buses to provide convenience to passengers.
Buses tend to be packed in Chongqing since the
residents here do not use bicycles here.
Taxis
Touring the city by
taxi is also convenient. In Chongqing, Santana
taxis charges 1.6 yuan per kilometer.
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