Níngbō Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Long-distance buses to Wēnzhōu (Y119, three hours), Sūzhōu (Y105, 2½ hours) and Tiāntái Shān (Y30, two hours) leave from the orderly long-distance bus station (kèyùn zhōngxīn) on the eastern outskirts of town. From the south bus station (nánzhàn), buses leave frequently for Shànghǎi (Y98, four hours), Hángzhōu (Y42, two hours) and Shàoxīng (Y40, 1½ hours).

Train

Frequent trains run to Hángzhōu (Y44, two hours), Shànghǎi (Y26 to Y84, 3½ hours), Nánjīng (Y84, four hours), Héféi (Y130, 13 hours) and Guǎngzhōu (Y353, 26 hours). Hotels can book tickets for a Y20 surcharge.

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Boat

There are frequent fast boats to Pǔtuóshān. The trip takes 2½ hours, including a 1½-hour, bone-rattling bus ride from the Níngbō passenger ferry terminal to a fast-boat wharf outside the city. Tickets are Y60, including the bus ride. Buses to the wharf leave from the terminal every half-hour from 5.40am to 3.15pm. The ferries to Shànghǎi are no longer running.

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Air

Níngbō’s Lìshè airport has daily flights to Hong Kong (Y1134) and is well-connected to other major Chinese cities. Most hotels will book air tickets for you.

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