Shàntóu Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Buses arrive/depart from the long-distance bus station (Shàntóu shěng qìchēzhàn; Huoche Lu) and the more central city station behind CTS and the Overseas Chinese Hotel. Destinations include Fúzhōu (Y140, seven hours), Guǎngzhōu (Y130 to Y150, six hours), Hong Kong (Y180, five hours), Shēnzhèn (Y100, four hours) and Xiàmén (Y90, four hours). Buses to Hong Kong (Y210) leave from the Shantou International Hotel. Minibuses to Cháozhōu (Y11, one hour) leave from a small office just south of the city station.

Train

There are daily trains between Shàntóu and Guǎngzhōu (Y138, seven hours) and trains to Cháozhōu (Y20, 35 minutes). The station is 5km to the east of the centre.

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Air

Shàntóu airport, 20km northeast of the centre, has flights to Bangkok and Hong Kong (Y1230, twice daily). Domestic destinations include Běijīng, Fúzhōu, Guǎngzhōu (Y610 to Y630), Guìlín, Hǎikǒu, Nánjīng and Shànghǎi. A taxi will cost about Y40 from the centre. You can also catch the airport shuttle (Y10) which runs between major hotels and the airport.

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