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By Air
To sightsee in
Xiamen, travelers can use one of the many
efficient transport system in Xiamen. Getting
around in Xiamen is not too difficult even
if you do not speak a word of Mandarin. The
transportation system in Xiamen is sufficiently
adequate. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is
12 kilometers away from the downtown area and
has opened air routes to more than 50 big cities
and scenic areas. There is a bus that can take
you from the airport to the ferry terminal via
the train station.
Dial 800-858-2666 to
know more about the various kind of services
provided by the Xiamen Airlines. Passengers can
get the booked tickets from the Nos. 1 - 3
ticket-selling desks in the waiting hall
for domestic flights at the Xiamen Gaoqi
International Airport.
Enquiry office
Tel: 0592-2226666
Air ticket Office
Tel: 0592-2238888
By Rail
Visitors from north
China can reach Xiamen using the Yingtan-Xiamen
Railway Line. Because travelers are forced to
take a devious route if they come to Xiamen from
Fujian, Jiangxi or Guangdong provinces by train,
less and less people come to Xiamen by train,
except for the special train from Xiamen to Wuyi
Mountain departing in the evening. Try avoid
using the trains if possible to the long journey.
Xiamen railway
station
Tel: 0592-5054340
By Highways
The state highway
No. 324 goes through Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou
and reaches Shantou in Guangdong Province and is
the main highway between south Fujian and
Guangdong. It takes 7 hours by coach from Xiamen
to Guangzhou.
By Urban Transport
Facilities
Xiamen has developed
public transport in its downtown area. The taxi
fare is 8 yuan for the first 3 kilometers, then 2
yuan for 1 kilometer for a distance of less than
8 kilometers then it is 3 yuan per kilometer after
the distance of more than 8 kilometers. Beside the
taxis service, there is a regular minibus service
that runs between the ferry terminal and the train
station.
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