Guangzhou Transportation

Getting to Guangzhou

Baiyun Airport

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is about 17 miles (28 km) from the city center. It is one of the three busiest air transportation hubs in China. There are totally 123 scheduled flights in the airport, and 86 of them are domestic flights between the city and major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an. Major cities worldwide can be reached in 15 hours. The airport's flight network covers South and Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, there are flights to Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul and Lagos.

Baiyun Airport boasts very convenient ground transportation system. This system is mainly made up of taxis, six airport express bus lines (Line1, Line2A, Line2B, Line3, Line4 and Jinshazhou Line), ten airport shuttle bus lines (Line5, Line6A, Line6B, Line7A, Line7B, Line8A1, Line8A2, Line8B, Line9 and Line10), and frequent airport intercity bus between the city and other cities in Guangdong Privince.

Guangzhou South Railway Station

Guangzhou has three railway stations handling passenger transport.
 
The Railway Station at Huanshi Road is the largest and the most important one, operating trains between the city and Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Lhasa and many other China cities. The East Railway Station (Tianhe Railway Station) mainly provides through trains from to Hong Kong and frequent bullet trains between to Shenzhen. The North Railway Station in Huadu District is a small station mainly operates bullet trains between the city and Wuhan.

Currently, six major bus stations are in operation in Guangzhou. They are Provincial Bus Stations, Tianhe Bus Station, Jiaokou Bus Station, Fangcun Bus Station, Guangyuan Bus Station and Guangzhou South Bus Staion, transferring visitors to the cities within and beyond Guangdong such as Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Changsha, Wuhan, Xiamen and Kunming.  The Tianhe Bus Station runs the bus routes to Gongbei Port near to Macau.
 See more Guangzhou to Hong Kong Bus 
 

It is one of the ten most famous port cities in China. Guangzhou Port is made up of Humen Port, Xinsha Port, Huangpu Port and many other inner ports. The ship routes lead to more than 100 domestic ports and over 300 foreign ports. Some ports there provide passenger transport service. Panyu Lianhuashan Port and Nansha Port provide high speed passenger liners to reach Hong Kong daily.

See more about Hong Kong - Guangzhou Ferry 

 

Public Bus

City Subway

Urban Transportation

There are 14 metro lines used in the city at present. The subway utilizes a stage fare system. The longer the journey the more you pay. At present, Guangzhou metro has connected most important parts of the city, including Baiyun Airport, the Railway Station, East Railway Station, South Railway Station and Foshan City.
Operating Metro Lines:
Line 1   Line 2   Line 3   Line 4    Line 5   Line 6   Line 7   Line 8   Line 9   Line 10   Line 11   Line 12   Line 13   Line 14   Line 18   Line 21   Line 22   Guangzhou - Foshan Line    APM

Metro Maps          Bus/Metro Search
 

City buses are easily accessible in the city, including daytime lines, night lines, airport shuttle buses, tourist buses and BRT lines. Apart from that, five sightseeing bus lines are in service which take tourists to the major attractions in town.
 

A taxi charges CNY12 for the first 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) and CNY2.6 for succeeding each kilometer (0.6 mile). When a taxi runs farther than 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), extra 50% will be automatically charged for empty return.
 

There are various dockless bikes hitting the streets of the city, including Mobike, ofo, and Bluegogo. Download the corresponding app and you can use these bikes after the ID verification and paying the deposit. The deposit usually costs CNY 199 or CNY 299 and it charges CNY 0.5 - 1 for a 30 minutes' ride.
 

There are 14 water buses running along the Pearl River, supplying residents and tourists with a more convenient transport service. Normally, a ticket costs CNY2/3 per person and CNY5 for VIP. By taking a water bus, visitors can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery of Pearl River, but also can experience local culture and life with visits to most-visited attractions near ferruly ports.