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Air
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is about 13 km from downtown and there are flights to and from Shanghai, Nanjing, Dalian, Yantai, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang weekly.
Railway
There are four main railway stations in Qinhuangdao—Qinhuangdao Railway Station, Shanhaiguan Railway Station, Beidaihe Railway Station and Changli Railway Station. The four railway stations nearly cover all the main tourist spots in Qinhuangdao.
Qinhuangdao is the fortress on the way from north to northeast China. Trains to north China (Beijing and Tianjin) leave from Qinhuangdao Railway Station while trains to northeast China (such as Shenyang) leave from Shanhaiguan Railway Station. Trains running between Qinhuangdao and Beijng all make a stop at Beidaihe Railway Station.
There are many special tour trains running from Beijing to Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan during summer vacation time in recent years. Shanhaiguan is about 312 km from Beijing. Dozens of trains running from Beijing towards the Shenyang direction all stop off at Shanhaiguan Railway Station.
Bus
There are long-distance buses from Qinhuangdao to nearby cities everyday. Beidaihe Haibin Bus Station has buses to Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde, Zhenzhou and Shijiazhuang. Qinhuangdao Bei Huan Lu Bus Station also has buses to Shijiazhuang daily, taking about six hours.
Taxi
Qinhuangdao taxi companies are mainly Xiali, Santana, Jetta and Fukang. Except Xiali, taxies of other brands are bicolor mint blue with crystal silver, white or silver with red. The minimum fare of the taxi is CNY 5 for the first 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) and every additional kilometer charges CNY 1.4 for Xiali, CNY1.6 for other brands. Additional fare will be charged for an overrun of five minutes waiting.
Taxis in Qinhuangdao operate independently. Vehicles registered in Haigang District can not carry passengers in Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan Districts, except for chartered vehicles. In the tourist season, business in Shanhaiguan and Beidaihe is picking up, while it suffers in the Haigang District. At that time, it is economical to rent a vehicle there while visiting. The charter rate should be much cheaper than that in other districts. Usually, chartered taxis charge for every 100 kilometers (62 miles), or the charter fare can be negotiated ahead of time.
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