Éméi Shān Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Éméi town lies 6.5km east of Éméi Shān and is the main transport hub for travel to and from the mountain. Buses from Chéngdū’s Xinnanmen bus station run every 20 minutes to Éméi town (Y33, two hours, 6.40am to 7pm).

Land

Bus

There is no direct public bus between Bàogúo village and Éméi town. If you don’t want to catch a taxi (Y20) then take bus 1 bus from opposite the long-distance bus station (Y0.50). Get off at the first stop, cross the road (past the statue) and catch bus 5 (Y1) to Bàogúo village.

Heading back to Éméi town, buses leave every 10 minutes from outside Bàogúo’s long-distance bus station (Y1, 20 minutes, 7.30am to 7pm). You can also catch a direct bus to Chéngdū (Y36, two hours, hourly, 6.30am to 6pm), Lèshān (Y11, one hour, hourly, 6am to 5pm) and Chóngqìng (Y40, seven hours, 8.30am) from here.

Train

Éméi train station is on the Chéngdū–Kūnmíng line and lies 3.5km from the centre of Éméi town. Bus 4 (Y0.50) runs between the train station and the long-distance bus station. Éméi town has trains to Chéngdū, Kūnmíng and Wūsīhé. A new high-speed train to Chéngdū should be running by the time you read this. The Teddy Bear Hotel can help you out with train times (they change frequently) and booking tickets.

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