Zhuhai, located at the southern part of the Pearl River Delta, has enjoyed fast economic development and convenient transportation in recent decades. It enjoys various transportation links to Guangzhou and Shenzhen of Guangdong Province as well as the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and Macao. Zhuhai has already established a comprehensive traffic network. Today, you can travel there by air, long-distance bus, or ship.
Zhuhai Sanzao Airport, open to air traffic since 1995, is a classic civil airport in China. It was programmed, designed and constructed according to international standards with very advanced facilities. Its runway and taxiway enable the take-off and landing of various kinds of airplanes. Its terminal building has a comprehensive hall, a waiting hall, and a sightseeing hall. Nowadays, you can travel to Zhuhai by air from over 30 cities in China.
Long-distance bus is an ideal vehicle for going to Zhuhai. The developed highway network and the three main long-distance bus stations having buses bound for many cites in southern China, will comfortably handle all your road-travel plans.
Due to the advantaged geographical location on the estuary of the Pearl River, Zhuhai is always an important port in south China with increasing quantity of goods and passengers moved in and out. The scheduled liners are good choices for travel to Zhuhai if you start from Shenzhen, Hong Kong, or Macao.
Zhuhai has no railway, but there are many railway booking offices in the city, selling tickets for trains departing from Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, and Shenzhen Railway Station. Now the construction of Guangzhou - Zhuhai Railway has already begun. This project will greatly benefit you in future.
The transportation inside the city is also of a very high quality. The radiating roads extending to the main towns, ports and the airport to a great extent expedite the land transportation of Zhuhai. A large number of public buses, taxies, and special sightseeing buses are ready to take you to various places. Transportation to the tourist attractions is especially convenient. Also you can rent a car to travel around the city. Don't forget to bring your valid identification when you rent one. Additionally, ferryboats are convenient for traveling among various charming islands of Zhuhai.
Getting There
 By Air
Zhuhai Sanzao Airport (ZUH) has been in operation since June 18, 1995. It is a modern civil airport with very advanced facilities. Located at the southwest tip of Sanzao Island in the western part of Zhuhai, the airport faces the sea in three directions and is about 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from the city center.
Nowadays, this airport has over 30 domestic routes connecting Zhuhai with several major cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha, Haikou, Xiamen, and others.
Transport between the airport and the city center is fairly convenient. You have three choices:
Shuttle Bus:
From Urban Area to the Airport:
Route 1: Moi Department Store→ Parking Lot of Hita Plaza → Nanping Street→ Huxin Road→ Zhuhai Airport
| Starting place |
Moi Department Store
Address: No.301, Zijin Road, Xiangzhou District |
| Leaving time |
06:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00 |
| Stopover |
Nanping Street; Huxin Road |
| Leaving and arrival time at the stops |
Parking Lot of Hita Plaza: 06:15, 09:15, 10:15, 11:15, 13:15, 14:15 Arrival time at the Nanping Street: 06:35, 09:35, 10:35, 11:35, 13:35, 14:35 |
| Driving time |
1.5 Hours |
| Total frequencies |
6 per day |
| Fare |
CNY 20 per person |
Route 2: Zhongzhu Building→Nanping Street→ Huxin Road→ Zhuhai Airport
| Starting place |
Zhongzhu Building
Address: No.1081, Yingbin Road (South) |
| Leaving time |
06:30, 07:30, 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 2:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30 |
| Stopover |
Nanping Street; Huxin Road |
| Arrival time at Nanping Street |
06:40, 07:40, 08:40, 09:40, 10:40, 11:40, 12:40, 13:40, 14:40, 15:40, 16:40, 17:40, 18:40, 19:40, 20:40,21:40 |
| Driving time |
1 Hour |
| Total frequencies |
16 per day |
| Fare |
CNY 20 per person |
Note: The arrival time at Huxin Road is subject to the real time the bus gets there.
From the Airport to the Urban Area:
There are buses sending the passenger to urban area when the flight arrivals. The leaving time of the bus is subject to the arrival time of the flight. Fare of the bus is also CNY 20 per person.
City-bus:
Bus No.207:
Xiangzhou→ Airport: from 06:20~18:40 with an interval of 24 minutes;
Airport→ Xiangzhou: from 06:40~19:00 with an interval of 24 minutes
Bus No.201:
Sanzao→ Xiangzhou: 06:10~21:20 with an interval of 6 minutes;
Xiangzhou→ Sanzao: 05:55~21:05 with an interval of 6 minutes
Bus No.702: Sanzao→ Airport: from 06:10~ 19:30
Of course, you can also take a taxi just outside the airport hall to the city center. It takes less time and usually costs CNY 80-100. You probably can bargain with the taxi driver.
Zhuhai Sanzao Airport Information Lines:
0756-7771580 (for flights leaving from Zhuhai)
0756-7771111 (for flights arriving Zhuhai)
Buying Airline Tickets:
Most airline ticket offices in Zhuhai supply the tickets of the airport of Zhuhai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Zhuhai Airport Ticket Office: 0756-7771840, 0756-7771841
Zhongzhu Airline Ticket Office: 0756-8287888, 0756-8287999
Xiangzhou Airline Ticket Office: 0756-2250598, 0756-2250599
 By Long-distance Bus
As the development of highway and freeways, especially the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zhuhai Freeway, long-distance bus becomes a very important option for going to Zhuhai. There are mainly three long-distance bus stations in Zhuhai, having buses headed for Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and many other cities within Guangdong Province. Nowadays, it takes less than two hours from Zhuhai at the southern tip of the Pearl River Delta to any other places in this area. For example, it just takes about one and a half hours from Zhuhai to Guangzhou by the freeway. In addition, buses bound for cities in other provinces are also available. Guilin, Nanning, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Chongqing, Nanjing, Changsha, Nanchang, Kunming, and Haikou are frequent destinations.
The following is some detailed information on the three main long-distance bus stations in Zhuhai:
 Zhuhai Long-Distance Bus Station
This is the largest state long-distance bus station with a large number of buses bound for cities in or out of the province. Buses bound for Guangzhou generally depart every half an hour between 7:00 and 19:00. And buses headed for Shenzhen depart every 25 minutes or so during the operating time from 7:20 to 20:15. The interprovincial buses are usually run towards cities in provinces of Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Hainan, etc. Buses here sometimes are in poor condition however with low prices. For instance, the bus headed for Guangzhou charges only CNY 35 per person, cheaper than that of the buses in the other two stations.
Address: No.59, Zijing Road, Xiangzhou District
Bus Routes: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 201, 206, 207
Qiguan Long-Distance Bus Station
It is a long-distance bus station having buses mainly headed for Guangzhou at an interval of half an hour. The operating time is from 7:45 to 19:00. Also, it has buses bound for Zhongshan, Dongguan, Shantou, and other cities within the province.
Address: Shuiwan Road, Gongbei, Xiangzhou District
Bus Routes: 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 601
Note: Qiguan Long-Distance Bus Station has a branch in Zhuhai Hotel at the Jingshan Road. The buses here run towards the same destinations as the main station but operate 15 minutes later. This branch station can be reached by the public buses Nos. 2, 3, 13, 20, 21, 23, 26, 40, 43, 60, 202, 206, 207, and 605.
Gongbei Long-Distance Bus Station
This station is in a comparatively large scale. Every day, there are buses headed for Guangzhou at an interval of 10 to 15 minutes during the operating time between 6:00 and 20:30. The charge is CNY 55 per person. Buses bound for Shenzhen depart every 10 or 15 minutes from 7:00 to 20:30 and charge CNY 75 per person. Besides, there are buses at longer intervals running towards other cities within Guangdong or cities in Guangxi, Henan, Hunan and Fujian.
Address: No.1, Lianhua Road, Gongbei, Xiangzhou District
Bus Routes: 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 601
Note: A ticket office is set up at the east side of the Gongbei Port Square, selling tickets for the buses of Gongbei Long-Distance Bus Station bound for cities in Fujian Province, including Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Wuyishan and so on.
 By Ship
Zhuhai is an important harbor city along the southern coast of China. With such excellent condition of many islands and ports, it is called 'City of a Hundred Islands' and enjoys developed water carriage, facilitating the transportation of both cargoes and passengers. The following is information on the three main passenger ports:
Jiuzhou Port
Focusing on enormous passenger transport, Jiuzhou Port is a sea transport hub of south China and even the Asia-Pacific Region. It has direct sea routes every day to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and many other ports within or without Guangdong Province. Now, ships have become the fastest and most convenient vehicle for traveling between Zhuhai and Hong Kong or Shenzhen. It takes just an hour or so from Zhuhai to these two cities.
Ships from Hong Kong to Jiuzhou Port depart every one hour between 7:30 and 21:30. It takes about one hour and ten minutes and costs HKD 165 (about CNY 161) per person for the tourist class, HKD 175 (about CNY 171) per person for the first-class cabin, and HKD 205 (about CNY 201) per person for the VIP cabin. The return ships from Jiuzhou Port to Hong Kong operate between 8:00 and 21:30 at an interval of about one hour. The charge is CNY 150 per person for the tourist class, CNY 160 per person for the first-class cabin, and CNY 190 per person for the VIP cabin.
Passenger ships between Jiuzhou Port of Zhuhai and Shekou Port of Shenzhen depart every half an hour during the operating time every day. The ships operate from 7:30 to 18:00 in Shenzhen Shekou Port while from 8:00 to 18:00 in Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port. The operating time extends to 18:30 between April 1 and August 31 however shortens to 17:30 from October 16 to January 15 the next year. The whole journey takes about one hour and costs CNY 70 per person.
Address: No.599, South Qinglu Road, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai
Bus Routes: 3, 4, 12, 23, 25, 26, 99, Sightseeing Bus 02
Doumen Port
This is another important passenger port of Zhuhai, operating a sea route to Hong Kong. A passenger ship from Hong Kong to Doumen departs every day at 8:35 and makes the return voyage to Hong Kong at 16:30. The whole journey takes less than two hours and costs HKD 160 (about CNY 156) per person from Hong Kong to Zhuhai while CNY 138 per person from Zhuhai to Hong Kong.
Address: Baijiao Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai
Bus Route: 304
Wanzai Port
Wanzai Port provides a sea route to the adjacent Macao. Ships between Wanzai Port and the No.16 Yuetong Port of Macao depart from both sides about eight times between 8:30 and 16:30. The journey takes only ten minutes and costs HKD 12 (about CNY 11.7) per person from Macao to Zhuhai while CNY 15 per person from Zhuhai to Macao.
Address: South Nanwan Road, Wanzai, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai
Bus Routes: 5, 14, 30, 60
Getting Around
 By Bus
Generally speaking, public bus is an economical and ideal choice for traveling around Zhuhai. The public bus network in Zhuhai is excellent. Nearly 100 bus routes extending around the city cover most tourist attractions of Zhuhai. The large numbers of advanced buses in good condition really bring you convenience. The waiting booths at the stops of the bus routes are unique in China. They are gardenlike constructions, providing passengers a pleasant environment.
The starting time of the first buses varies from 5:40 to 8:30 in the morning, with most between 6:00 and 7:00. The finishing time of the last buses varies from 17:15 to 0:35 the next day. Usually, the buses such as No.2 or No.8 running in the central area of the city operate late even till midnight. A number of buses depart at an interval of 3 to 15 minutes. However, buses with long routes generally depart at longer intervals.
Most of the buses have no conductor, so you'd better prepare some loose change before getting on one. The charge is CNY 1 per person for an ordinary bus and CNY 2 per person for an air-conditioned one. For the far areas in Doumen and Jinwan Districts in the west part of Zhuhai, the charge of public buses started from the central Xiangzhou District is often up to CNY 7 per person.
By Sightseeing Bus
Zhuhai has special sightseeing buses to facilitate tourists. The present two routes of the sightseeing buses cover most of the famous attractions of Zhuhai. The buses are air-conditioned double-deckers with advanced facilities like mobile TV sets. The operating time is from 7:00 to 21:00 and you need to prepare some loose change since there is no conductor on the sightseeing buses. Here is some detailed information on the two routes:
Sightseeing Bus 01 departs every 20 minutes during the operating time.
Ticket Price: CNY 2
Route: Fenghuang Mountain Scenic Area<-->Dongkeng Park<--> Agricultural Scientific Academy<--> Meixi Royal Stone Archways Tourist Area<--> Dream Water City<--> New Yuanmingyuan Garden<--> Lanpu <--> Bailiandong Park<--> Lianhua Mountain<--> Jida<--> Jiuzhou City
Sightseeing Bus 02 departs every 30 minutes.
Ticket Price: CNY 3
Route: Dajinding<-->Zhuhai International Circuit<-->Pearl Land Amusement Park<-->Tangjia <-->Dieshi<-->Xiangzhou Port<-->Mingting Park<--> Zhuhai Fisher Girl Statue<-->Jiuzhou Port<--> South Qinglu Road<--> Gongbei Pass<-->Overseas Chinese Hotel<--> Jiuzhou City
 By Taxi
Zhuhai's over 1,000 taxies traveling around the city can really bring you convenience. As a coastal city of China, the price in Zhuhai including the taxi fare is somewhat higher than that in inland areas. A Zhuhai taxi charges CNY 10 for the first three kilometers (about 1.9 miles), and CNY 2.4 for each extra kilometer (about 0.6 mile). And CNY 0.6 will be added for the waiting time of every one minute. If you take a taxi in the early hours after midnight, the charge will increase to CNY 13 for the first three kilometers.
Most of the tourist attractions of Zhuhai are near each other in the east Xiangzhou District, so a taxi is a good choice. However, some places in the west area of Zhuhai are a little distant from the urban east area; a taxi consequently is expensive. In addition, it is hard for you to find a taxi in the distant west to the east area of the city.
By Ferry
Ferryboat is necessary for going to various islands scattering in the offing east of Zhuhai. At present, Xiangzhou Beidi Port is the most important and busy passenger port. You can easily get there by the public bus No.11 or No.56. It has fast and slow ferryboats from the mainland of Zhuhai to those lovely islands in Wanshan Archipelago, including Guishan Island, Wailingding Island, Dangan Island, Dong'ao Island, and Wanshan Island.
Fast Ferryboats
1. Xiangzhou Beidi Port<--> Guishan Island <--> Wailingding Island
This line operates three times every day. The boat departs from Xiangzhou at 8:20, 14:30, and 16:30, arrives at Guishan at 9:35, 15:15, and 17:20, and then gets to Wailingding at 9:55, 16:00, and 18:00. The return boat from Wailingding departs at 8:00, 10:10, and 16:20, reaches Guishan at 8:45, 10:55, and 16:55, and goes back to Xiangzhou at 9:30, 11:40, and 17:45. A one way journey usually takes one and a half hours and costs CNY 67.5 per person. The ticket price is CNY 51 per person for the Xiangzhou - Guishan section while CNY 44 per person for the Guishan - Wailingding section.
2. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Dong'ao Island<-->Wanshan Island
This line operates only once every day. The boat leaves Xiangzhou at 9:45, reaches Dong'ao at 10:45, and then arrives at Wanshan at 11:10. The return boat departs from Wanshan at 13:20, reaches Dong'ao at 13:40, and gets to Xiangzhou at 14:35. A single trip takes about one hour and 20 minutes and costs CNY 63.5 per person. The charge is CNY 50 per person for the Xiangzhou - Dong'ao section while CNY 31 per person for the Dong'ao - Wanshan section.
Slow Ferryboats
1. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Dong'ao Island<-->Wanshan Island
This liner starts from Xiangzhou at 8:50 on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, reaches Dong'ao at 11:00, and gets to Wanshan at 11:40. The return voyage is only made on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. The boat departs from Wanshan at 8:15, reaches Dong'ao at 9:00, and arrives at Xiangzhou at 9:00. A single trip takes nearly three hours and costs CNY 42 per person. The ticket price is CNY 32 per person for the Xiangzhou - Dong'ao section while CNY 20 per person for the Dong'ao - Wanshan section.
2. Xiangzhou Beidi Port <-->Wailingding Island<-->Dangan Island
This line operates three times a week. The departure from Xiangzhou is at 8:40 every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Reaching Wailingding at 11:50, the boat then heads for Dangan and arrives there at 13:50. The return boat leaves Dangan at 6:15 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, gets to Wailingding at 8:15, and then goes back to Xiangzhou at 11:15. A one way journey takes approximately five hours and charges CNY 75 per person. And just CNY 50 per person is needed for the Xiangzhou - Wailingding section or the Wailingding - Dangan section.
Note: A permit is needed when you tour Zhuhai. Don't forget to bring it with you for it will be checked at hotels and during your trip to the islands.
Sightseeing Ferryboats
There are three ports in Zhuhai offering cruises on the Pearl River estuary in the surrounding area of Macao.
The sightseeing ferryboat departs from Jiuzhou Port five times a day at 9:10, 10:15, 11:40, 14:00, and 15:15. The cruise lasts for one hour and 35 minutes. Buses Nos.3, 4, 12, 23, 25, 26 and 99 can bring you to the Jiuzhou Port. Or you can take the No.11 or No.56 buses to get to the Xiangzhou Beidi Port, which has sightseeing ferryboats departing at 9:30, 12:00, and 14:30. The cruise offered here usually lasts for about two hours. In addition, Waizai Haojiang Travel Agency Port, which can be reached by the buses Nos.5, 14, or 30, offers such cruises. From 9:00 to 16:30, there are many boats departing at unfixed intervals. The cruise only takes 40 minutes. Varying in the journey time, however, the average cost of such cruises is around CNY 35 per person.
Xiangzhou Beidi Port also offers sightseeing ferryboats shuttling between the port and Dong'ao Island. The boat departs at 9:00 every Saturday and Sunday. The whole journey takes about two hours and costs CNY 148 per person for a group price, including the fee for lunch and transportation on the island.
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