Harbin Transportation

Thanks to the preferable geographic location, transportation is quite convenient inHarbin, a city in the interior of the Asia-Pacific economic development zone. It is a transportation hub of Northeast Asia,Europeand the Pacific area.
By Air
Located some 33 kilometers northwest of downtown,HarbinTaipingInternationalAirportis the second largest international air harbor in the northeast area ofChina. It has daily flights to 47 tourist cities ofChinalikeBeijing,Tianjin,Shanghai,Nanjing,Qingdao,Wenzhou,Xiamen,Guangzhou, Shenzhen,Shenyang,Dalian,Xi’an, Hong Kong, etc. and scheduled flights to some cities of American,Russia,Korea,Japan,Singapore,Malaysia, etc.
- From the airport to downtown city, there are buses run every 30 minutes; it will take 40 to 60 minutes and the price is 20 yuan.
- From downtown to the airport, there are buses at the Civil Aviation Hotel of No.99,Zhongshan Road, and theNo.30 Xinyang Road. Buses atZhongshan Roaddon’t leave until all the seats are taken, so it is wise to get on 2 to 3 hours ahead, and the last bus there leave at 18:00; Only two buses onXinyang Roadleave for the airport each day at 10:30 and 12:00.
- Taxi is also available between airport and downtownHarbin, and the cost is about 130 yuan.
By Ship
Harbin is in the middle reaches ofSonghuaRiver, and enjoys favorable water transportation route along theHelongjiangRiverandWusuliRiver. Today,Harbinhas mutual routes with some domestic ports as well as ports ofRussia,Japan,Korea, and someSoutheast Asiacountries. And the transportation has also expanded from inland river routes to the ocean routes. In addition, there are some tourist ships fromHarbintoRussia; while influenced by weather, the navigable period for passenger transport is only from the middle of April to the first ten days of November.
By Train
There are Harbin Train Station and Harbin East Train Station in the city. Harbin Train Station is operated for lines passing through the city, and the Harbin East Train Station operates lines that start and end in the city.
Daily train lines inHarbinrun to most cities inHeilongjiangProvince, the northeast areas and eastern cities ofInner Mongolia. Lines also leave for tourist cities of other parts in the country, likeBeijing,Shanghai,Tianjin,Guangzhou, Hankou,Zhengzhou,Jinan, Yantai, Dezhou,Xuzhou, etc. Besides, there are bullet high-speed trains run betweenHarbinand four cities in the province, Tsitsihar,Mudanjiang, Suihua andKiamusze.
By Bus
There are many bus stations inHarbin, and the most used for tourists is Nangang Station and Jiaohua Station which are both in large scale and near the Train Station. Daily coaches run to cities, counties and towns in the province as well as to over 20 cities in the country, such asBeijing,Shanghai,Nanjing, and the cities inLiaoning,Jilin,Xinjiang,HebeiandHenan. As the weather is rather cold in winter, it is suggested to take trains instead of coach to distant cities.
Public Transportation
Buses- the public transportation is quite convenient inHarbinwith over 100 running lines, including bus lines, trolley lines and multimodal transports. For the convenience of citizens and tourists, sightseeing minibuses also run to the main attractions in the city.
Taxis- pricing starts at 9 yuan (including3 km), and 3 kilometers after the additional 1.9 yuan per kilometer.
Ships- there are 3 ships connect the city to theSunIsland, which cost 20 yuan and a travel period of half an hour.