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Getting There
By Air
Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is the largest airport of northeast China. Freeway connects Shenyang and the airport, which makes the transportation rather convenient. Airlines here can reach 58 domestic cities and foreign cities in Korea, Japan, Thailand, Russia, France, America and Australia. There will be more international flights available to Amsterdam, San Francisco, New York, Munich, Ho Chi Minh City and so on.
From Shenyang city to the airport, there are regular airport shuttle buses which you can get on at the air tickets sales center at Maluwan, No.117, Zhonghua Lu. The bus runs every hour. The last bus to the airport is at 7pm. The schedules of the buses from the airport to Shenyang City depend on arrival time of planes. No matter when the plane arrives, there is bus waiting for you. You can get on it in front of the waiting hall. The whole journey will cost you 10 Yuan and take you about 40 minutes. If you want to take a taxi to get to Shenyang downtown area, it will cost you about 50 Yuan.
Airport Inquiring: 8939 2510 /8939 2520 Air Ticket Office in downtown: 2319 7188 Airport Ticket Office: 24840445
By train Shenyang has two railway stations. One is located on the division line of Heping District and Tiexi New District which is called Shenyang Train Station (South Shenyang Train Station). The other stands on the boundary line of Shenhe District and Huanggutun District. It is named North Shenyang Railway Station. Generally speaking trains that start from South Shenyang Train Station reach cities within or near Liaoning Province; while trains that start from North Shenyang Railway Station can arrive at most cities in China, like Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and so on.
North Shenyang Railway Station: 6204 1168 /2252 0858 /2252 0878. Shenyang Train Station: 6206 2222 /23414391.
By Long Distance Bus Shenyang is located in the center of Liaoning highway net. National roads 101, 102, 202 and 304 cross each other here in this city. In addition there are five freeways starting from Shenyang to Beijing, Dalian, Harbin, Fushun and Benxi. The local freeways together with those passing ones make it possible that there are almost hundreds of regular buses delivered to other towns within Liaoning Province and cities in and out the province.
Major long distance bus stations in Shenyang:
Shenyang General Long Distance Bus Station: Chongshan Lu, Huanggu District.
Shenyang West Long Distance Bus Station: Zhonggong Nanjie, Tiexi District.
Shenyang South Long Distance Bus Station: Shengli Nanjie, Heping District.
Getting Around
By Public Bus There are more than 140 city buses lines in Shenyang. Buses can reach almost every place in the city. The ticket fare for mini-buses with conductors depends on the number of stops you take, and the ticket fare is 1 Yuan for big city buses without conductors.
By Taxi There are more than 170,000 taxis in the city. As for the brand of taxies here in Shenyang, there are Santana, Jetta, Zhonghua (belongs to the high-rank), and the like. Except those air-conditioned taxies (eight Yuan for the first three kilometers), the usual price for a taxi is seven Yuan for the first three kilometers. An additional fee of one Yuan for every 1 km is charged for both non-air conditioned and air conditioned taxies.
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