Changsha's place as the capital of the Hunan province has ensured its significance as a transport hub, reached
easily by road, rail and air. There is also limited transport by water in and out of the city. Most of the transport in the
city of Changsha relies on the taxi and bus services, and also you can buy a bicycle or call a pedi-cab to experience
a little local flavor.
>>How can I get to my university form Changsha Huanghua International Airport?
>>Daily Transportation Guide
Changsha Huanghua International Airport
The largest and best-equipped airport in Hunan Province, Changsha Huanghua International Airport is also famous
as one of the top 20 busiest airports in China. Its terminal building, built in 1986 and enlarged in 2000 to cover an
area of 34,000 sq m (8 acres), is capable of handling 4,600,000 passengers every year and 1,890 at peak hours.
Apart from a 2,600-meter-long (1.6 miles) runway and a taxi track of the equal length, the airport is also equipped with
such communication navigation systems as ILS, VOR/DME, NDB and advanced ground security facilities, which
enable it to handle Boeing 737, 757, 767 and A320, etc. International flights to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong
are available while over 60 air routes connect it to more than 40 domestic cities.
How can I get to my university form Changsha Huanghua International Airport?
By Shuttle Bus
|
Destination
|
Departure Time
|
Ticket Fare
|
Duration
|
|
Changsha Railway Station
|
From the first flight to the last flight arrival
|
CNY16.5
|
40 min
|
|
Changsha South Bus Station
|
09:00~17:00 every 40 minutes
|
CNY16.5
|
50 min
|
|
Helong Stadium
|
09:20~22:30 every 40 minutes
|
CNY16.5
|
40 min
|
By City-Bus 114
Huanghua Airport→Changsha East Bus Station→Mawangdui Han Tombs→Changsha Railway Station (totally
43 stops)
Ticket fare: CNY3
Operating hours: 06:30~18:30
Duration: about one hour
Daily Transportation Guide
Public Bus
Public bus routes serve all parts of the city and its suburbs and there is a choice of ordinary buses or those with air
conditioning. Fares are CNY1or 2.
The following is the buses which pass by the main streets in Changsha for your reference:
|
Bus No.
|
Operation Hours
|
Bus Stops
|
Price
|
|
108
|
06:00-21:00
|
Changsha Railway Station — Wuyi Village — Guihua Village
— Guangji Bridge — Bixiang Street — Laodong Square
|
1CNY
|
|
110
|
06:00-21:00
|
Changsha Railway Station — Wulipai — Jintai Square — Mawangdui —East Bus Station — Hunan Agricultural University
|
1CNY
|
|
113
|
06:30-21:00
|
Changsha Railway Station — Bayi Road — Martyr Park —
Hunan Provincial Museum — Changsha Zoo — 163 Hospital
|
1CNY
|
|
114
|
06:30-18:30
|
Changsha Railway Station Jintai Square Mawangdui East Bus Station — Brickyard — Dingjia Village — Dingjia Ling -Guanshan Village — Huanglong — Maogong Tang — Huanghua Airport
|
1-3CNY
|
Tourist Bus
Three special tourist bus routes operate in the city and a ticket priced at CNY1 for a single trip and CNY3 can be used for a
round-trip. These routes are as follows:
Tourist Bus No.1 [East–West Route]
Operation Hours: 06:00--21:30
Bus Stops: Changsha Railway Station→Chezhan Road→Wuyi Square→Changsha No.4 Hospital
→Hunan Normal University→Mount Yuelu Scenic Area→Kejiao Xincun
Tourist Bus No.2 [North–South Route]
Operation Hours: 06:20--21:30
Bus Stops: Gui Tang→Beichong Reservoir→Xiangzhang Road→Central Hospital of Changsha Cityv→Anzhen Hospital→
Shahe Street→Wuyi Square→Jiayi Former Residence→Juzi Zhou Bridge→Changsha Ferry→Hunan Chinese Medicine Hospital
→Xiangya Hospital→Kaifu Temple→Hua Xia
By Water
Dongting Lake, China's second largest freshwater lake is located in Hunan Province; the waterways connecting it to Changsha
provide access to the great Yangtze. Ships leaving from Changsha carry passengers to Shanghai, Nanjing, Lianyungang and
other ports of call along the Yangtze. The inland water navigation is highly developed and Changsha Passenger Port has regular
shipping to many cities around the Dongting Lake in Hunan Province including Yueyang, Yiyang, Xiangtan, Jinshi, Shaping and
Changde.
By Taxi
The charge standard of the taxi in daytime is: CNY3 for the first kilometer (0.6 mile); CNY4 for 1-1.5 kilometers (0.6-0.9 mile);
CNY5 for 1.5-2 kilometers (0.9-1.2miles); CNY6 for 2-2.5 kilometers (1.2-1.6 miles); CNY7 for 2.5-3 kilometers (1.6-1.9 miles);
above 3 kilometers, CNY1.8 is charged for each succeeding kilometer. The standard nighttime applies between 21:00 and
05:00: within 3 kilometers (including 3 kilometers), CNY1 is added for each distance covered based on the daytime standard;
above 3 kilometers, CNY2.16 is charged for each succeeding kilometer.
