Wēnzhōu Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Wēnzhōu has several bus stations: the west bus station, the Xincheng bus station and the south bus station near the train station. Buses to Fúzhōu (Y227, 10 hours) leave from the south bus station. For long-haul destinations, you’re better off taking the train. Frequent buses to Níngbō (Y116, 3½ hours) and Hángzhōu (Y140, six hours) leave from the Xincheng bus station.

Train

The train line from Wēnzhōu connects the city to Hángzhōu (Y112, eight hours), Shànghǎi (Y94, 9½ hours) and Běijīng (Y405, 30 hours). The train station is south of the city. Take bus 5 or 20 from Renmin Lu. Alternatively, a taxi to the train station will cost around Y20.

There’s a train ticket booking office near the west bus station.

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Air

Wēnzhōu’s airport has good connections to other Chinese cities. Keep in mind that flights are often delayed or cancelled because of heavy fog. CAAC (Zhōngguó Mínháng; 8833 3197) is in the southeast section of town.

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