With convenient transportation, all urban scenic spots are readily accessible in Changchun. The No.264 special bus links the main scenic spots in the urban district, such as the Puppet Imperial Palace, Wenhua Square, Xinmin Street and Movie City. People can board the suburban through bus at Sanmalu to go to the Jingyue pool Tourism Development Zone, at Baoxian Mansions to go to the Kalun Lake Holiday Resort Vacation Village, and at Nanguan Bus Station to go to the Shuangyang Tourist Zone. People can also go to the zoo from People's Square by bus No.5, or Xinmin Square by bus No.227; to the Shengli Park and Nanhu Park from Changchun Railway Station by bus No.6, and to the Changchun Film Studio from the People's Square by bus No.19.
Changchun City has 12,000 taxis, or one for every 234 residents on average. Xiali, Jetta and Skoda are the main models. The basic price is 5 yuan within 2.5 km, followed by one yuan per kilometer. The city's taxi fleet provides satisfying service to every passenger.
Changchun City has 115 bus lines with total length of 1,423 km. Types of public transportation include large and small buses, tramcar, trolleybus and taxi. The main city routes are No.6, 54, 19 and 264.
Expressway construction has rapidly developed in recent years, forming a network around the city. The Changchun-Jilin, Changchun-Siping and Changchun-Yingcheng expressways have been completed. Using these roads, travelers can reach Siping, Shenyang, Dalian and Beijing in a southerly direction, Harbin in the north, Jilin in the northeast and Yingchengzi in a southeasterly direction.
Located in the northern part of People?s Street, Changchun Railway Station was rebuilt on its former site in 1992, with a total construction area of 47,867 square meters. It handles 22 pairs of through trains and 29 pairs originating or ending their journey in Changchun each day. These provide links with major cities throughout the country. Among those in trans it are special tourist trains such as Jiamusi-Xiliu, Shenyang?tumen; while those originating in Changchun go to such spots as Jilin, Wulanhaote, Tumen and Songyuan, providing easy transportation for tourists form home and abroad.
Located in the middle of the Northeast Plain, Changchun City is a key regional transportation hub. Railways run from the city in all directions, and high-class highways link many middle and large cities within and outside the province. Changchun Airport handles flights by 36 international and domestic airlines, and the construction of the new Changchun International Airport will further improve its passenger and cargo handling capacity when it is completed. Now, the city's passengers transport capacity has reached more than 50 million person-times. Tourists can enter Changchun by railway, highway and air from all directions.
International and Domestic Air Routes (or Charter Flights) Airport
As one of the national trading ports, Changchun has developed its airport to international specifications capable of handling the largest aircraft now flying. The facility is located in the suburbs, 11 km away from the city center. Regular flights are available to and from 24 domestic cities, namely Beijing, Hong Kong, Dalian, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen, Nanjing, Qingdao, Wuhan, Zhuhai, Shantou, Haikou, Kunming, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Weifang, Yantai, Jinan, Weihai, Chengdu, guilin and Yanji. There are also international links with Seoul and Vladivostok.
