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By Air
Located 13 kilometers east
of the city is the Dunhuang Airport of Dunhuang. There are
38 weekly scheduled flights from Dunhuang to
Beijing, Lanzhou, Xi'an and other smaller cities
in China. To get to the airport, visitors can
either catch the CAAC bus or hire a minibus
which are common types of transport in Dunhuang.
By Rail
There are no
railways in the city of Dunhuang itself. Visitors can
travel to the Dunhuang Railway Station
(originally known as the Liuyuan Railway
Station) in Anxi County, 128 km north of
Dunhuang City and then catch a bus to Dunhuang.
Regular trains go from Dunhuang Railway Station
to several dozens of cities in China such as
Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Lanzhou and
Urumqi.
Dunhuang Railway
Station:
Tel: 0937-5572133
By Urban Traffic
Facilities
Dunhuang has over
320 taxis which operates 24 hours a day and also
over 300 rickshaws to take visitors sightseeing.
There are also many mini buses running along the
fixed routes in the city. If you are going
sightseeing outside town, you may want to
charter a taxi or a minivan. On Mingshan Road in
the city of Dunhuang, there are four shops which
provide the services of renting out bicycles to
tourists. A tourist bus or a luxury
air-conditioned bus may be rented by contacting
the local travel services or the star-rated
hotels. A common China-made bus too may be
rented by contacting the passenger transport
companies. The best way to see Dunhuang town is
to walk since the town is not that big or you
can just use one of the many mode of
transportation in Dunhuang.
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