Shijiazhuang Transportation

By Air

Shijiazhuang Airport (SJW) lies 32 kilometers (19.9 miles) away to the northeast of urban area of Shijiazhuang. There are 20 airlines connecting Shijiazhuang with most of the major cities in China for passenger transport. Daily flights to and from Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Baotou and Hohhot are available. Two flights from Hong Kong are regular features of Tuesday and Friday.

Transportation:
From the airport to the urban area, Shijiazhuang: 
In the airport, shuttle bus is available when each flight arrives. The bus will bring you to the CAAC Hotel in Shijiazhuang City. The fare is CNY 20 per person and it would take between 30~50 minutes.
CAAC Hotel
Address: No.473, Zhongshan Road (East), Shijiazhuang City
Bus Routes: No.5

From the urban area, Shijiazhuang to the airport
In the CAAC Hotel, shuttle buses start 2 hours before the flights. The fare is CNY 20 per person and it would take between 30~50 minutes driving. Taxi is also an efficient choice, but the fare is very expensive. It would cost about CNY 100 for you to get to the airport by taxi from the urban area.

Shijiazhuang Airport has the 'City Terminal' in the Meidong International Building (Address: No.16, Guang'an Dajie, Shijiazhuang City). Passengers can buy their tickets and check-in here, and then take the shuttle bus from there directly to the airport. Shuttle buses here also leave 2 hours before the flight departure.  

Shuttles between the airport and Baoding City, Hebei Province:
In the airport, buses to and from Baoding City are available. Buses leave Baoding at 07:30 from the Baoding Ticket Office (Address: Huanxi Beiyan, Baoding City) and the returning bus leaves the airport at 20:30 from the terminal building.

Ticket Office:
Ticket Office of the airport
Address: 2nd Floor of the Terminal Building
Ticket Booking: 96360 (for 24 hours)

Ticket Office in Shijiazhuang City
Address: No.471, Zhongshan Road (East), Shijiazhuang City

By Train

Shijiazhuang Railway Station is situated in the cross of Zhanqian Street and Zhongshan Road. 29 bus routes such as Bus No.1, 3, 5, 8 and 14, service the railway station. Trains from this station connect Shijiazhuang with more than 50 cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Xian, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Kunming and Guilin.

Only one train starting from Shijiazhuang is bound for Shanghai, and it takes about 18 hours. From Shijiazhuang to Beijing is quite convenient for there are four pairs of intercity multiple unit trains between Beijing and Shijiazhuang: D565/D566, D570/D571, D572/D573, and D574/D575 (Trains on the left of the '/' are from Shijiazhuang to Beijing and on the right from Beijing to Shijiazhuang). The fastest one only takes 2 hours to run a single trip. It charges CNY 103 or CNY 86 according the class of the train. Besides, the other two pairs T576/T575, T578/T577 are also available but they are a bit slower for the single trip and take over 2.5 hours.

Please refer to China Train Search for the detail information

By Long-distance Bus

There are over ten long-distance bus stations scattered over Shijiazhuang City. Here are the main two and their details information:
Shijiazhuang Passenger Transport Station lies in No.81 Zhanqian Street of Shijiazhuang City, which stands to the south of Shijiazhuang Railway Station. Here, buses connect Shijiazhuang with cities inside Hebei Province, such as Baoding and Qinhuangdao as well as cities outsides Hebei Province like Shanghai and Beijing. Shijiazhuang Passenger Transport Station can be reached by City-bus No. 3, 16, and 33.
Tips: Tickets here can be purchased 1 day prior to your departure.

Here are some details about buses in this station:

Shijiazhuang North Passenger Transport Station is situated in No.257 Shizhuang Road of Shijiazhuang City. It can be reached by City-bus No.40. Coaches heading for Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and places within Shijiazhuang are available here. Moreover, tourism lines to Mt. Wutai and Xibaipo etc. can be found in this station.
Details about the buses in Shijiazhuang North Passenger Transport Station:

Tourists Lines:

By City-bus

Over 90 bus routes in the urban area and 7 in the suburban area form a large network, which make transport in Shijiazhuang very convenient. Among the urban routes, there are four tourism lines: Tour 1, Tour 5, Tour 6 and Tour 7. Except the tourism lines, most buses are self-service with a fixed fare of CNY 1 per person. Buses in the suburban area include Bus No.201, No.202, No.203, No.204, No.206, No.209 and No.211. They charge in a range of CNY 2~7 per person. Bus No.201 can take you to Zhengding County.

Note:
1. You just need to slip the right fare into the cash box inside the front gate of the bus when you get on it. Charges of the Tourism Lines:
2. Tour 1, Tour 5, Tour 7: CNY 2 for the whole routes
Tour 6: CNY 1
3. Tour 5 can take you to the Baoduzhai Scenic Area, the Zoo and the Martyr's Cemetery;
Tour 1 can take you to the Botanical Garden;
Tour 6 can take you to the Zoo, Zhongshan Park, and Zhaotuo Park;
Tour 7 can take you to the Longquan Temple.