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If you are
sightseeing in Guangzhou, walking around
Guangzhou is not advisable since most of the
tourist attractions in Guangzhou are scattered
around town which extends for sixty square
kilometers. You are advised to use the many types
of transportation in Guangzhou which include
the subway line and the public buses but bear in
mind that the latter are always packed to the
limit. If you are at Shamian Dao, renting a
bicycle will the cheapest transportation
in Guangzhou that will help you to move from one place to
another.
By Air
With an area of 14.4
square kilometers, the New White Cloud International Airport
took the lead in China in constructing two
runways simultaneously. The main building of the
airport covers an area of 300,000 square meters. It is
planned that by 2010, the airport will have a
capacity of handling 25 million passengers and
one million tons of freight. Both sides of the
main building are in arc. The airport has 16
parking places for international planes and 43
parking places for domestic planes. You will be
delighted to know that there is a regular
airport bus that travels from the CAAC office to
the airport.
Scheduled flights go
from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seoul,
Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney,
Melbourne and other major cities in the world.
Information Center
at the New White Cloud International Airport:
Tel: 020-86196060
Air Ticket Office:
Tel: 020-86130088
Air Ticket Office of
the China Southern Airlines: Tel: 020-86662969
By Rail
Guangzhou has three
railway stations: Guangzhou Railway Station,
Guangzhou East Railway Station and Guangzhou
North Railway Station. As an important
communications hub in south China, Guangzhou has
a perfect service system and provides excellent
services to tourists.
Information Center
at the Guangzhou Railway Station: Tel:
020-86682043 61357222
Ticket Office at the
Guangzhou Railway Station: Tel: 020-86662868
By Urban Transport
Facilities
Public Buses
The public buses in
Guangzhou do not have conductors and passengers
are required to throw coins into a box when
getting on a bus. This city has an extensive
network of motor and electric trolley-buses. In general, the
air-conditioned buses charge 2 yuan a passenger
while the normal buses charge 1 yuan per person.
In addition, special
buses run on the lines with a large number of
passengers and long distance. The prices are
different depending on the length of the trip.
Subways
The subways are a
new transport and communications system in
Guangzhou. The price for one-way ticket varies
from 2 - 6 yuan. For passengers' convenience,
there are also saving cards in two
denominations: 50 yuan and 100 yuan.
The first subway
line started operating from Guangzhou east train
station in the northeast to Zhu Jiang in the
southwest. There are three subway
lines in Guangzhou: No.1, No.2 and No.3
subways. Of them, No.3 subway runs from the
Guangzhou East Railway Station to Fanyu Square,
36.86 kilometers long, and go along the central
axial line of the New City and Fanyu District
from north to south in Guangzhou.
Taxis
The taxis in
Guangzhou charges 2.6 yuan or 2.2 yuan per km,
with the starting price of 7 yuan. Taxis run 24
hours a day, offering great convenience to
tourists. At the airport and the railway
station, there are special areas to get a taxi.
Pleasure Boats
Two companies in
Guangzhou handle the boat tour on the Pearl
River:
a) White Seagull
Branch of the Guangzhou Passenger Steamboat
Company:
Tel: 020-83377678,
83328296
b) Blue Dolphin
Pleasure Boat Branch Company of the Guangdong
Zhujiang Navigation Co. Ltd.
Tel: 020-83850501
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