Lishe International Airport (NGB) lies to the southwest of Ningbo City, 11 kilometers (about 6.8 kilometers) away from the urban area. It was put into use in 1990. Now, the airport has opened up to Hong Kong, Seoul as well as dozens of large and medium cities in China like Shanghai, Beijing, Kunming and Shenzhen.

 

To get to the airport from the urban area, one could take the shuttle bus. It departs from the CAAC Ticket Office at No.91, Xingning Road and has few minutes' stopover by the passenger transport center. The first shuttle bus leaves at 07:20 and following buses depart with an interval of one hour. The last one heading for the airport leaves at 18:20. The bus from the airport to urban area stops at the South Ningbo Railway Station. The ticket for the shuttle bus is CNY 10. Alternatively, it costs about CNY 40 by taxi to go to the airport from the center area of the city (around Tianyi Square).

 

Generally speaking, the check-in starts 90 minutes to 30 minutes ahead of the plane's departure. Please reach the airport in time or you may miss the plane.

 

 

There are four railway stations distributed in the south, north, west and east in Ningbo, but only the one in the south is for passenger transportation. The South Railway Station lies outside the South Gate of Ningbo City. In the east area of the station lays the ticket office. Trains run to and from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Chengdu and some other large or medium cities are available here. Every day, there is the intercity train between Hangzhou and Ningbo. The station could be reached by the city-buses of 1, 7, 10, 353, 354, 361, 369, 371, 501, 504, 514, 518, 541, 546, 550, 556, 560, 817, and 965.

 

Every day there are the N470, T792, T794, T796 and T798 trains heading for Shanghai from about 07: 00 to 19:00 in this station. Trains N442, N444, N446, N448 and N450 are heading for Hangzhou every day. It will take about two and a half hours to reach Hangzhou and almost four hours for Shanghai.

 

 

Long-distance bus:

 

Long-distance bus in Ningbo is quite a convenient method for your trip. There are five long-distance bus stations in Ningbo City: Ningbo Passenger Transport Center, North Bus Station, South Bus Station, East Bus Station and West Bus Station. High-speed bus and normal buses are available in these stations.

 

Ningbo Passenger Transportation Center is located near the junction of Huancheng West Road and Hang-Yong Expressway. June 26, 2008 inter-provincial through buses to and from Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Jiangyin, Changshu, Hefei and Wuhan; inter-provincial buses to and from Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Hunan and cities like Xian and Chongqing; inner-provincial express buses to and from Yiwu, Hengdian, Dongyang, June 26, 2008r-provincial buses to and from Shaoxing, Jinhua, Lishui and Quzhou Ningbo Passenger Transportation Center could be reached by the city buses of 501, 203, 105, 116, 510, 369, 109, and 523. Long-distance buses here depart between 06:00~08:00 every day. The price is in the range of about CNY 20~300 according to the distance and the class of the bus.

 

South Bus Station stands to the west of the South Railway Station. It could be reached by the buses of 5, 380, 364, 207, 507, 330, 16, 361 and 506. It contains: express buses to and from Shanghai (with an interval of about 15 minutes), Hangzhou (with an interval of about 10 minutes), Shaoxing (with an interval of 40 minutes), Beijing, and Jiaxing; inner-provincial express buses to and from cities like Wenzhou in Zhejiang; express buses in Ningbo to and from Yuyao, Cixi, Ninghai, Xiangshan and Xikou; local buses to and from Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Huzhou, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, Zhoushan.

 

There are also tourism buses in this station mainly heading for Huzhou, Wuzhen, Tianhe Scenic Area and the Jiufeng Mountain.

 

North Bus Station lies to No.122, Taodu Road, Jiangbei District. Buses in this station are mainly heading for those counties around Ningbo City like Yuyao, Cixi, Putuo Mountain and Hemudu Site.

 

West Bus Station is in No. 44, Wangchun Road. It can be reached by Bus No.12. Buses in this station are mainly heading for the nearby scenic areas like Liang-Zhu Cultural Park and Siming Mountain.

 

East Bus Station is situated in No.777, Ningchuan Road. Buses in this station are heading for cities in Jiangsu and Anhui. Buses to Asoka Temple and Tiantong Temple are also available here.

 

 

There are about 260 bus lines in Ningbo. Most of the lines charge between CNY 1~2. However, according to the distance of the line, some of the tickets would be over CNY 2 but lower than CNY 7. Most of the lines run in intervals of 4~20 minutes. Few lines run in intervals of 20~70 minutes. The earliest leaving time in the morning is during 05:00~07:00 (several long lines leaving at 08:30). The last bus leaves during 17:00~23:00. There are night lines in the city including Bus No.2 and also the lines among 205~291 (except 238). These lines usually only run after 18:00 and continue until 23:00 at night.

 

Bus No. 238 is a tourism line passing by the Liang-Zhu Cultural Park, Tianyi Pavilion, Moon Lake Park and Fan's Residence. The earliest bus leaves at 06:30 every day and the last one leaves at 18:00 during November to April and at 18:30 during May to October.

 

 

The passenger transportation of Ningbo Port is in Jiangbei Wharf which is situated in No.142, Zhongma Road, Lao Waitan, Jiangbei District. The bus routes of 1,4,11,13,19,20,516,541,801 and 811 are available to reach it. Here, ships to and from Shanghai and Putuo Mountain run every day.

In addition to the Jiangbei Wharf, the Daxie Wharf in Binhai East Road of Daxie Development Zone is another choice for passenger transportation. Here, ships to and from Putuo Mountain are available.

 

 

There are over 3000 taxies in Ningbo City, and they are divided into two categories: the standard category (Jetta, Red Flag, Santana, Passat) and the deluxe category (Audi). The standard category is CNY 8 for the first 3 kilometers (about 1.9 miles) and CNY1.8 for every additional kilometer (about 0.6 mile). The deluxe category is CNY 10 for the first 3 kilometers and CNY 2.3 for every additional kilometer. During 23:00 at night to 05:00 the next day, CNY 0.2 additional fee is added per kilometer. Also, fuel surcharges of CNY 1 should be paid every time.