Nanning Transportation

Nanning is a border city in southwest China. It has convenient transportation ways both across China and to the neighboring country Vietnam. Airport, railways and highways are well equipped to serve passengers.

Nanning Wuxu Airport has direct flights to many important mainland tourist cities as well as Hong Kong, Hanoi and Bangkok. Although located in the suburbs, the airport has shuttle buses taking passengers to the city. Hotels and restaurants in the city also have regular buses to the airport. Radiate services bring easy access to cities in all parts of China, especially the southeast and southwest. Additionally, there are five long distance bus stations. They operate about 377 bus routes to both provincial and cross-province cities. Express and air-conditioned buses make the bus trip more comfortable. Getting around the city is also easy. Taxies and city buses ply in the city and tickets are quite affordable.

Air
As a national 4D-class airport which is 32 kilometers away from the urban area, Nanning Wuxu International Airport has now opened more than 20 national and international flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Hanoi and so on. There are special buses running between the airport and urban district everyday and passengers can take them at the ticket office for civil aviation at the railway station. Besides, many hotels and guesthouses also provide meeting and seeing off service.

Train
Thanks to railways like Xianggui, Jingui, Lizhan, Nanfang and Nankun, Nanning railways are directly or indirectly connected with most railways in the country, thus can lead passengers to Zhanjiang and Guangzhou in the east, Qinzhou, Fangcheng and Beihai in the south and Hanoi of Vietnam in the southwest.

Highway
Nanning has formed a convenient and quick transport network composed of national road, provincial road and highway, which closely connect with each other and can lead passengers to every county and city in the province as well as the main cities in the country. With Nanning as its main node, the Guilin–Beihai highway is the longest regional one in the country. The nearest passage to sea in the southwest China, Nangning–Hechi (Shuiren) highway had come to service in September, 2004 which connects Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. Besides the highway to Guangzhou and other projects are under construction. In all, in the urban area there are six long-distance passenger stations which have 371 routes and provide coaches to 7 regions inside and outside the city, and 57 counties and cities.

Waterway
The Yujiang River running through Nanning city is merged by the Zuojiang River and Youjiang River meeting at Sanjiangkou, and its section from the urban area to the Bachi River in Yongning is called the Yongjiang River. Being the leading port of the waterways on Xijiang River and a pivotal port of inland river in the country, Nanning port is an important component of the sailing passage in the southwest which takes on the responsibility of collecting and dispatching goods from and to Nanning and its surrounding regions, transporting the exports from the province and partial goods delivered by Nankun railway. Its main lines include Yongwu line, Yongshui line, Yongbai line and lines to Hong Kong and Macau, which can lead passengers to Longzhou, Baise, Guigang, Wuzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.

Public Bus
The bus transport is well developed in Nanning, having introduced the Hong Kong Baima (Group) Company with which the Nanning Bus Head Company established the Nanning Baima Bus Company at joint venture. At present, there are 2050 buses owned by 4 companies, and all of them are self-ticketing bus at cost of 1.2 yuan for common one and 2 yuan for those with air-conditioners. By using the IC card, passengers may enjoy some discount. And the earliest running time is 5 in the morning and the latest one is 12 at night.