Qíqíhā‘ěr Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Frequent trains run between Qíqíhā’ěr and Hāěrbīn; express trains (Y50) make the trip in 2½ hours, local trains (Y37) in 3½ hours. Overnight trains go to Běijīng (seat/sleeper Y182/333, 14½ hours). There are trains north to Běi’ān (; Y19) and Hēihé (seat/sleeper Y38/83). A train leaves for Hēihé at 6am, stopping in Běi’ān at 10.30am and arriving in Hēihé at 4.57pm. A second train to Běi’ān leaves at 4.05pm and arrives at 7.43pm.

The long-distance bus station is at 339 Longhua Lu, a five-minute walk west of the train station. In summer a direct bus to Wǔdàlián Chí leaves at 8.30am (Y40, six hours). Buses north to Hēihé (Y70 to Y80, seven hours) depart daily at 8am and 5.30pm. Buses to Hāěrbīn (Y61, 3½ hours) leave hourly from the parking lot opposite the train station.

There are flights between Qíqíhā’ěr and Běijīng (Y1110, 1¾ hours) on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. A flight to Shànghǎi (Y1850, two hours and 50 minutes) departs on Tuesday and Friday and continues on to Guǎngzhōu (five hours and 50 minutes). An airport bus (Y5, 20 minutes) leaves from the CAAC office (242 4445; 12 Bukui Dajie) in the CAAC Hotel (Mínháng Dàshà) near the main square. There’s also an airline ticket office in Báihè Bīnguǎn.

Several buses run along Longhua Lu between the train station and the city centre, including buses 13, 14, 101 and 103. Most buses run from 6am to 7pm.

Taxi fares start at Y6.