Thereare direct flights
from Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu to many domestic
as well as international destinations. There are daily
flights to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong
as well as regular flights to Bangkok and other southeast
Asian destinations. The airport is a twenty-minute drive
from the China Southwest Airlines office on Renmin Nan
Lu by shuttle bus (every half an hour). It costs RMB3.
A taxi from the center of town to the airport should
cost RMB30.
Chengdu is linked to 12 major Chinese cities including
Beijing (8 hours), Shanghai (16 hours), Kunming (22
hours) and Xi'an (17 hours). Train tickets can be
bought at the ticket booking office outside the railway
station. It can be very difficult to get tickets
and it is best to make your travel arrangements at
least two days in advance. The railway station is
in the north part of the city, a half-hour drive
from the city center. Chengdu's buses are sweaty
and crowded. However, at only Y1 per ride, Y2 for
double deckers, they are certainly an affordable
means of transportation. The no. 16 bus is the most
useful, travelling north/south on Renmin Lu between
Chengdu's north and south railway stations. Try to
pick up an English city map at your hotel or one
of the foreign language book stores. There is one
at the intersection of the south 1st ring road and
Kehua Beilu.These maps have a complete listing of
bus routes.
Other useful bus routes:
No. 99: Running north/south on Renmin Lu between
the railway stations
No. 303: Running between the airport and the north
railway station
No. 35: Running more or less east/west along the
north side of the Fuhe river, through downtown |
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