Guangzhou Metro
Guangzhou has a very good metro system. If you are in Guangzhou for an extended period of time it may be useful to buy Yang Cheng Tong card. Like the London Oyster Card or Hong Kong Octopus Card, it can be used to pay for subway, buses and some taxis, as well as certain goods in stores. The card provides discount fares on the subway 5%. The Yang Cheng Tong worth ¥ 80 ( about 13 $ )and can be bought in subway stations. All stations in the subway are written in Chinese and English languages. You can use from 6.00 to 23.00 h. Trains arrive every 4-7 minutes. Tickets range from ¥ 2 up to ¥ 14, Depending on the distance travelled. The subway system covers most of the major tourist attractions, railway stations, and the airport. The system is constantly expanding. Subway map in Guangzhou
Guangzhou taxi
Now, Guangzhou has about 16 000 taxis, but demand is also huge, especially during the peak hours of 8 am to 9 morning and lunch and dinner, and during the fair. Taxi drivers do not speak English, so you must have written the address to which you go to a Chinese language. The initial fee is ¥ 10 first 2,3 km. Each additional kilometer costing ¥ 2,6.
Guangzhou Bus
The buses are also very comfortable to move in Guangzhou. The price for near distance is ¥ 2. We have more than 450 bus lines in Guangzhou, 44 from running at night is usually of 21:00 hours to 06:00 hours. Something more, 80% city buses are equipped with air conditioning. There are four bus transport hubs in the city, including bus railway station, автогара Tianpingjia, Zhongshan BALU (Zhongshan Road 8) Bus Terminal bus station and railway station East. Buses are usually very crowded, that's why we recommend to use the subway.
