Transportation

Aeroplane

Located 47 kilometers (about 29 miles) to the northwest of the city center, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is one of the top ten airports and one of the eight hub-airports in China. It operates around 350 airlines to approximately 120 cities/regions at home and abroad. From here, passengers can fly to major cities in mid-western China within one hour like Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Lanzhou, Xining and Yinchuan; to 70 percent of China’s territory within two hours; and all of China’s capital cities and major tourism cities within three hours. There are 14 shuttle bus lines between the airport and downtown Xi'an and two shuttle bus lines between the airport and Xianyang. The facilities and services here like left luggage, restaurants, smoking rooms and others make one’s departure and arrival convenient and pleasant.

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is located to the northwest of Xi'an, about 50 km from city center. Three terminal buildings are serving passengers at home and abroad. Domestic flights of Spring Airlines and the 9 Air Company Limited take off and land in Terminal 1. Terminal 2 is mainly for domestic flights and Terminal 3 serves some domestic and all of the international flights. There are 10 airport shuttle bus lines to the downtown area.

Train

There are three passenger railway stations in the city: Xi'an Railway Station, North Railway Station and Xi'an South Railway Station. The Xi'an Railway Station is the largest rail hub in western China and a vital station along the Eurasian Continental Bridge. It mainly services regular trains to/from most major cities in China like Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. The trains to/from Lhasa of Tibet also have a stop here. The Xi'an - Beijing, Xi'an - Shanghai, Xi'an - Pingyao and Xi'an - Zhengzhou high speed trains are available in the North Railway Station. Besides, the bullet trains to/from Wuhan, Shanghai, and Guangzhou are also operated here.

Metro

Nowadays, Xi'an metro line 1, line 2, line 3, line 4, line 5, line 6, line 9, line 10, line 14 and Airport Line are in service. And 7 lines are under planning or construction.