Fóshān Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Frequent buses (Y8 to Y14, 45 minutes) link Fóshān’s Zumiao bus station (Zǔmiào chēzhàn; Chengmentou Lu) with the main bus stations in Guǎngzhōu. Buses leave every 15 minutes between 6.40am and 11pm. Minibuses (Y10) also go to Guǎngzhōu’s Guangfo Bus Station (Guǎngfó Qìchē Zhàn; Zhongshan Balu).

Destinations served from Fóshān’s long-distance bus station (Fóshān shěng qìchēzhàn; Fenjiang Beilu) include Shēnzhèn (Y80 to Y103) and Zhūhǎi (Y45 to Y60). To get to Hong Kong (Y160, three hours) the Carrianna and Foshan Hotels have daily buses, but you’ll need to inquire about the schedule as it often changes.

Trains between Fóshān and Guǎngzhōu (Y7 to Y10, 30 minutes) are faster than buses, but there are fewer daily departures. There are several trains daily between Shēnzhèn and Fóshān (Y40, 2½ hours), some dropping passengers off at the Hong Kong border. There is also a direct express train to Hung Hom in Hong Kong (Y240, three hours), with a daily departure at 11.02am (2.20pm from Kowloon).

CITS Foshan in the Foshan Hotel provides a free shuttle to/from the port of Nánhǎi in Píngzhōu, from where high-speed catamarans depart for Hong Kong. There are two buses daily at 8.25am and 2.55pm. From Nánhǎi buses leave for the Foshan Hotel at 11am and 3.10pm.

There’s no word on when the metro line between Guǎngzhōu and Fóshān will be completed, though they were running a test line in 2006.

A taxi between Guǎngzhōu and Fóshān costs about Y80.