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Airport
Yichuan is hub of communications both in Ningxia and the surrounding areas. Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) is located 19 kilometers east towards the city zone.
The Airport has opened the gateway to airlines that carry passengers to many major cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, Kunming, Chongqing, Urumqi, Shenyang, Changsha, and Nanjing. There are eight flights to Xian, five flights to Beijing and two flights to Shanghai everyday and altogether over 220 scheduled routes to many destinations weekly.
Railway Station
Yinchuan Railway Station is at Bao-Lan Railway (Baotou to Lanzhou) is connected to every main line of travel and reaches to most ports in coastal areas. In addition, Zhongbao Railway (Zhongwei in Yinchuan Province to Baoji in Shaanxi Province) is connected by the New Eurasia Land Bridge that can take you directly to Middle Asia and Europe via Xinjiang Province. There are nonstop trains from Yinchuan to Beijing, Lanzhou, Hohhot, Baotou, Datong, and Zhangjiakou, etc.
Bus Station
Long-Distance bus:
Yinchuan long-distance Bus Station lies near South Gate Square. There are now nearly 30 long-distance bus routes going to every city or county of Ningxia as well as some areas of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province. No.1 and No.2 bus can take you to the station.
Address for Yinchuan Long-distance Bus Station: No. 22, Nanxun Donglu
City bus:
There are more than 22 inner-city bus routes as well as several sight-seeing bus routes in Yinchuan.
Yinchuan Western Tourist Route: South Gate- Western Xia Imperial Tombs- Western Film and TV City
Yinchuan Eastern Tourist Route: South Gate-Jinshuiyuan Tourist Area-Western Xia Film and TV City-Shaquanzhai
Taxi
The basic fare for taxies in Yinchuan is CNY 5 (within three kilometers) you pay an additional CNY 1 or 1.2 per kilometer for further than three kilometers. Generally the taxi fee is within CNY 10 in the city zone, and the fare from the city center to the Railway Station is about CNY 15.
Note: the taxi fee between 23:-05:00 is a littler higher than during the daytime.
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