Changsha Transportation

By Flight 

Huanghua international airport ,located in the eastern suburbs of the city, is the main travel and transportation airport. There are many flight connect most of the big cities in China and some other countries. 

By Train

Changsha railway station  is an important one in China, The Beijing-Guangzhou line goes through Changsha to connect the south and north. Shanghai-Kunming line.connecting the east and west through Zhuzhou. There are Many trains stop at or starting from Changsha city every day , which make great convenience  to get to Changsha from other main cities like Beijing, Shanghai, guangzhou, shenzhen, Harbin, shenyang, xian, kunming, wuhan, zhengzhou, jinan, fuzhou, nanning, etc.

Inter-City Transport:  There are bullet trains to Zhangjiajie ,Yueyang, Miluo, Wuchang Every day . 

Changsha South Railway Station: it is the only intersection point between Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway and the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway. Tourist can get to Changsha easily by fast train from other cities. 

By Bus 

Changsha is the main traffic hub of hunan highway, Can be reaching from all directions.  The long-distance bus station has buses to all parts of the province and cities around Hunan province. 

There are several large long-distance bus stations in Changsha, named South Bus station, East Bus station, West Bus station , North Bus station And Lituo Bus Station . In addition,  there is special Changzhutan passenger station for the convenience of Passengers transfer between Changsha ,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan .Meanwhile,   there are tourism special lines to Shaoshan, Huaminglou, Hengshan, Zhangjiajie From changsha every day.

Changsha Internal Transportation

1, Public Bus 

Changsha has well-developed bus network, There are buses running among most of the tourist attractions . There are 3 main public transport hubs in Changsha city,(Railway station, DongTang and Rongwan town in the West ) , Passengers can find buses in these 3 places to all parts of  the city. All buses in Changsha  has unmanned ticket system with a price of 2 Yuan, please prepare your own change or Coins .  

2,Tourist special bus line

Changsha has three special tourist lines, reaching  Yuelu academy, Provincial museum, Chuanshan academy, Jia yi former residence, Kaifu temple and other tourist attractions. The tour bus is 3 yuan per ticket.

More important is that there is also a famous "Li shan special line" in Changsha, which  is funded by a Hong Kong people who is original from  Changsha. The bus starts at Changsha railway station, ends at central south university, and passes through Yuelu mountain and other scenic spots. It is comfortable and clean. 

3,Subway in Changsha

Changsha has opened two subway lines: line 1 and line 2, covering most scenic spots in the city.

Changsha metro uses segment pricing.

Within 6 km, 2 yuan/person,  1 yuan for every additional 5 km within the range of 6-16 km, 1 yuan for every  additional 7 km within the range of  16-30 km, and 1 yuan for every additional 9 km above 30 km. Holders of Changsha transportation card can enjoy 10% discount.

Operating time :6:30 p.m.to 23:00

4,Taxi

In changsha, taxi fares start at 8 yuan during the day , additional 2 yuan/km after 2 km . 

The starting price at night (21:00-5:00am) is 10 yuan, additional 2.4 yuan/km after 2 km .