Běihǎi Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Express buses connect Běihǎi with Dōngxīng (Y45, three hours), Guǎngzhōu (Y180, 9½ hours), Guìlín (Y160, seven hours), Liǔzhōu (Y115, five hours) and Nánníng (Y55 to Y73, 2½ hours). There’s another bus terminal on Guangdong Lu, about 15 minutes by foot northeast of the main bus station, but it won’t be of use to most travellers unless you can’t find what you’re looking for at the main station.

Train

Train 820 departs Běihǎi at 8.46am for Nánníng (three hours), from where you can connect to points beyond.

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Boat

The International Ferry Terminal (Guójì Kèyùn Mǎtou) serves Hǎikǒu on Hǎinán and the nearby island of Wéizhōu. Boats for the 11-hour journey to Hǎikǒu leave once daily (6pm). Tickets cost from Y90 for a seat to Y230 for a cabin, and can be bought at the terminal or just north of Beibuwan Zhonglu on Sichuan Lu; buy your ticket and await your shuttle bus.

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Air

Flights leave throughout the week between Běihǎi and Běijīng (Y1930), Guǎngzhōu (Y760) and Hǎikǒu (Y380).

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