Shíjiāzhuāng Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the long-distance bus station (chángtú qìchēzhàn) there are frequent buses to Běijīng (Y50 to Y74, 3½ hours), Jǐ’nán (Y82, four hours), Tiānjīn (Y45 to Y90, four hours) and Zhèngzhōu (Y107, six hours). All of these buses run roughly from 7am to 6pm.

Other destinations include Qínhuángdǎo (Y130, 6½ hours, departure 11am) and Qīngdǎo (Y150, seven hours, departure 11am). For luxury buses go to the left-hand ticket windows (almost all buses); for old-school clunkers go to the right-hand side windows.

Train

Shíjiāzhuāng is a major rail hub with comprehensive connections, including regular trains to/from Beijing West (express Y50, 2½ hours). Other destinations include Chéngdé (Y88, 10½ hours), Qínhuángdǎo (Y160, 8½ hours), Dàtóng (Y148, 11½ hours), Chángchūn (Y240, 16 hours), Jǐ’nán (hard seat Y24, five hours), Guǎngzhōu (Y409, 20½ hours), Nánjīng (Y246, 13½ hours) and Shànghǎi (Y320, 18½ hours).

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Air

Shíjiāzhuāng is connected by air to most major cities in China.

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