Zhàoqìng Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Buses to Guǎngzhōu (Y30, 1½ hours) depart from Zhàoqìng’s long-distance bus station (qìchē kèyùnzhàn; Duanzhou Silu) opposite the lake every half hour. There are also buses to Shēnzhèn (Y90, three hours), to Zhūhǎi (Y60, four hours) at 2pm and 4.30pm and to Wúzhōu (Y35, three hours) in Guǎngxī province at 9.10am, 10.40am and 1.20pm.

Train

The fastest train to Guǎngzhōu takes two hours; hard seat tickets are Y18. Tickets booked at CTS or major hotels include a Y10 service charge.

There is a direct express train to Hong Kong (Y240, 4½ hours), with a daily departure at 9.37am (2.20pm from Kowloon).

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Boat

Boats for Hong Kong are currently leaving from the port of Gāomíng (), about an hour away by bus. You can buy your ticket (Y150, four hours, includes the price of the ferry) and board the bus at the Zhaoqing Hong Kong Joint Passenger Transport Company (222 5736; Gongnong Nanlu; 9am-6pm) up the road from the ferry pier. Buses depart at 7.30am and 1.45pm. Hong Kong passengers will also transfer at Gāomíng, before heading on to Zhàoqìng.

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