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Xiamen Transportation

Air

Xiamen International Airport is merely 10 kilometers from the downtown. It is one of the four leading international airports in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It has opened to navigation with more than 40 large and medium cities at home. It also has direct flight to and from Hong Kong, Macao, Bangkok, Singapore, Manila and Osaka. There are buses to the railway station from the airport with a ticket of 1 CNY. The last bus leaves at 22:30. No matter where you go, you can get to the railway station first and then transfer the bus.

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Railway

Xiamen Island is connected to the mainland by the causeway crossing the sea. Railways can go straight to urban areas of Xiamen. The Xiamen railway station is located at the crossroad between Xiahe Road and Hudong Road, which can be reached by several buses, mainly including Route 16, Route18, Route 21, Route25, Route 26, Route28, Route37, and so on. Come out of railway station and go west along Xiahe Road, and you can reach the dock where you can leave for Gulangyu Island.

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Xiamen railway station

1. Phone number：5810102
2. Address: Lufeng office of Xiamen railway station
3. Voice call with charges of the railway station：9500395003( you can inquire surplus ticket conditions of all trains within five days at the Xiamen railway station. Service charges:1CNY/min)

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Bus/Coach

The Fuzhou-Xiamen-Shantou highway is the traffic artery of Fujian Province. Xiamen has tens of buses every day taking passengers to Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Longyan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, and so on. There is a Wucun coach station on the Xiahe Road, diagonally opposite to the railway station. It takes about three and a half hours from Xiamen to Fuzhou. The prices of tickets are between 60 and 90 CNY depending on different types of vehicles.

Local Transportation

Public Bus

It costs 1 yuan for a regular public bus and 2 yuan for an air-conditioned one within the urban area. There are three traffic junctions in Xiamen, namely, Xiamen University, Ferry and Railway station. Therefore, as long as you stay near these three spots, it will be safe and convenient for you to get to all the scenic spots. Moreover, there are special line mini buses with a blue body. There are names of starting and ending stops on the forward part of these buses. They can pick up passengers freely at non-fixed stops and places outside forbidden areas (stops at your waving). The bus fare accumulates from 1CNY. It is paid according to the actual route reaching the destination. Mini buses are characterized by convenience and flexibility, whereas sometimes it may take more time to wait for passengers.
Service hotline of bus company：5852027/5859275

Taxi

There are plenty of taxies on streets. The taxi fare is 8 yuan for the first three kilometers plus 2 yuan for each additional kilometer. There generally hangs a piece of board not far from bus stops: temporary boarding and descending spots of taxies and mini buses. There are special areas for taxies to pick up passengers at the gate of large stores, shopping centers. Passengers queue as they do at the airport in good order.

Bicycles

Xiamen bicycles for rent centers along the Huandao Road with a deposit of 300 to 500 CNY.

 

 

 

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