Transportation Information
Changsha enjoys a very developed and convenient transportation condition, which has formed the crossing and intersecting transportation net of traveling by water, by land or by air. ( Changsha electronic map: http://www.chang-sha.com/csemap.asp )
Airline: Changsha Huanghua Airport is the first-class airport set up in the late 80s, which boasts the take-off and landing of large and medium aircrafts day and night, 39 air routes and direct flights to over 40 big-and-medium scale cities both and home and abroad, such as, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hongkong, Bangkok. (Inquiry for domestic flights)
Railway: Changsha is also the hub of the national railway transportation, through which the Jingguang Railway spreads from the north to the south, Xiangqian Railway, Zhegan Railway and Shichang Railway connect the west and east; Xianing Port Area Phase ¦ò ,project of Changsha key junction, has been put into practice after establishment with production capacity of thousands of tons. Changsha ranks the 3rd in the field of comprehensive communication capability and can have corresponce with over 180 countries and regions all over the world. (On-line inquiry for national railway schedule Website: http://www.123cha.com/train/ )
Waterway: Changsha Port has access to rivers and seas, through which you can go between ports along Yangtze River and other ports such as, Nanjing Port , Shanghai Port and Lian yungang Port. Changsha Shipping Passenger Transport Centre has everyday liners to Yiyang, Jinshi, Anxiang, Changde, Mao caojie, Xiangtan , Xiangyin and Yueyang etc..
Timetable for
Shipping Timetable for Passenger Transport of Changsha Port
Destination |
Ship Type |
Departure Time |
Xiangtan |
Speed boat/Yacht |
From 7:10 to17:30 of every hour |
Jinshi |
Speed boat |
13:00 |
Shaping |
Liner |
13:30 |
Road: provincial highway net centered around Changsha City has formed, among which public roads like 107, 319 and Jingzhu Highway all centralize inside the city. And Changsha City has become one member of the 45 key hub cities of public roads. There are passenger buses from Changsha to Xiangtan , Zhuzhou every 10 minutes at daytime; 8 passenger buses from Changsha to Changde, Shaoyang every day and also tourist buses to Shao Mountain , Huaming Building , Song Mountain , the south top mountain and Zhang Jiajie. (For details, please read long-distance bus timetable)
Intercity Bus Transportation: http://www.hnhouse.com/common/buslines.php
Holiday and Entertainment in Surrounding Areas
• to Liuyang or in this direction: there are midibuses arriving directly in Liuyang City at East Bus Station where you can buy tickets and set off whenever the buses are full. There are midibuses and taxies driven to scenic spots outside city such as Wu mountain, Dawei mountain and intercity scenic sites such as Old House of Tan Sitong, Temple of Literature .
• to Ningxiang or in this direction: to go to Leifeng Memorial, you can take Bus 315 at Ying wanzhen. As for Liu Shaoqi Memorial, Huitang Hot Spring Resort, you can take bus driven to Ningxiang at West Bus Station and then take another midibus at Ningxiang.
you can take Bus 120 to Shi Yanhu Ecological Park inside Changsha Town ; as for Old House of Yang Kaihui, you should take long-distance bus at East Bus Station.
