Hangzhou Transportation
As a capital of Zhejiang province and one of China's premier tourism cities, Hangzhou has regular flights linking flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Dalian and other major domestic Chinese cities. Also there are flights to and from Hong Kong and Singapore. The citys airport is situated on twenty-seven kilometers from the town. A public bus costs RMB20 to the center of town, but most major hotels have free shuttle buses to the airport for their guests.
Hangzhou is the starting place for several routes like Zhejiang-Jiangxi, Hangzhou-Ningbo, and the Zhejiang-Changsha lines and the end point for the Shanghai-Hangzhou line. As a large traffic terminal in eastern China, the city is connected with more than thirty large to medium sized cities by direct rail lines. It takes about 10 minutes from the center to the station.
Along the Grand Canal, there are various pleasurable boat trips to Suzhou, Jiande, Fuyang, Wufan, Lanxi and other cities along the Qiantang River.
Lying at the heart of Zhejiang's highway network, Hangzhou is linked with Shanghai and Nanjing by main highways. One can take buses from the long distance bus stop at the Wulinmen.
In the city are available more than thirty bus routes. Amid them, buses No. 228, No. 258 and No. 8 are all-night, on every thirty minutes. There are and plentiful taxis for hire. A very pleasant way to get around is by bike - most hotels have bikes for hire.
