Chángshā Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The bus station (61 Chezhan Beilu) across from the train station has limited services.

Buses for Sháoshān (Y20, two hours, every 30 minutes, 8am to 5.30pm), Guìlín (Y166, six hours, three per day), Héng Shān (Y24 to Y32, two to three hours), Hóngjiāng City (Y99, seven hours, 9.50am) and Jǐnggāng Shān (Y77, five hours, 12.30pm) leave from the south bus station (qìchē nánzhàn), way down in the south of town. Take bus 107 from the train station to the south bus station (Y2). From the train station, bus 126 goes to the eastern bus station (dōngzhàn), where buses run to Wǔhàn (Y135, four hours) and Yuèyáng (Y55, two hours). Bus 12 followed by bus 315 goes to the western bus station (xīzhàn) for buses to Zhāngjiājiè (Y101, seven hours, once daily) and Huáihuà (Y99, 11 hours).

Train

There are two Guǎngzhōu–Chángshā–Běijīng express trains daily in each direction and a daily train to Shànghǎi (Y300, 20 hours) from Chángshā’s train station (263 8682). Other routes via Chángshā are Běijīng–Guìlín–Kūnmíng and Guǎngzhōu–Xī’ān–Lánzhōu. Not all trains to Shànghǎi, Kūnmíng and Guìlín stop in Chángshā, so it may be necessary to go to Zhūzhōu first and change there. Trains run to Zhāngjiājiè, but only N375 leaves at a good time (6.30am); the trip takes 12 hours. To Wǔhàn (Y50, three to four hours), it’s no problem.

If you’re heading to Hong Kong, you can take one of a few overnight Chángshā–Shēnzhèn air-conditioned express trains that get into Shēnzhèn early in the morning. The Běijīng–Kowloon express train also passes through Chángshā. The daily train to Sháoshān (Y11, three hours) leaves at 7.30am, returning at 4.55pm. Counter 7 at the Chángshā train station is supposedly for foreigners.

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